diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3e9a1739e..901fbc485 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ djangorestframework-simplejwt[crypto]==5.3.1
 
 # Not used anymore, but needed because some modules are imported in DB migration
 # files
-django-sortedm2m~=3.1
+django-sortedm2m~=4.0