diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8fb6723ae..e6528cab3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-aiohttp==3.8.4
+aiohttp>=3.8.4
 aiosignal==1.3.1
 async-timeout==4.0.2
 attrs==23.1.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7627e7c86..e42e84e44 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 
 setup(
     name="aider-chat",
-    version="0.5.2",
+    version="0.5.3",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=requirements,
     entry_points={