diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1d9f96b78..3d97f0942 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jupyter_core>=4.11.0",
     "jupyter_server>=2.0.0,<3",
     "jupyterlab_server>=2.3.0,<3",
-    "nbclient>=0.4.0,<0.8",
+    "nbclient>=0.4.0",
     "nbconvert>=6.4.5,<8",
     "traitlets>=5.0.3,<6",
     "websockets>=9.0",