diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c1f7a22a58b5..8fc41158a6a8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pybind11
 wheel
 setuptools
 cmake
-ninja==1.10.2
+ninja
 
 # Workaround for what should be a torch dep
 # See discussion in #1174