diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index adc82a118e7..d2d91a19ec4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ h5py
 scikit-learn
 scipy
 pytest
-transformers>=4.1,<4.17
+transformers>=4.1,<4.18
 sentencepiece
 dataclasses;python_version<'3.7'
 filelock>=3.3,<3.7