diff --git a/packages/amuse-tests/pyproject.toml b/packages/amuse-tests/pyproject.toml
index 7f852a6a16..f46d75a34a 100644
--- a/packages/amuse-tests/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/amuse-tests/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools", "wheel", "amuse-framework>=12.0.0rc3",
+    "setuptools", "wheel", "amuse-framework",
 ]