diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1463422..7f0c7b10 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if setup_configure.mpi_enabled():
     # incompatible with newer setuptools.
     RUN_REQUIRES.append('mpi4py >=3.1.1')
     SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==3.1.1; python_version<'3.11'")
-    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==3.1.4; python_version>='3.11'")
+    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py >=3.1.4; python_version>='3.11'")
 
 # Set the environment variable H5PY_SETUP_REQUIRES=0 if we need to skip
 # setup_requires for any reason.