diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 95edcaf2..03abb7e2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _dbt_duckdb_version():
         "dbt-adapters>=1,<2",
         "duckdb>=0.7.0",
         # add dbt-core to ensure backwards compatibility of installation, this is not a functional dependency
-        "dbt-core~=1.8.0",
+        "dbt-core>=1.8.0",
     ],
     extras_require={"glue": ["boto3", "mypy-boto3-glue"], "md": ["duckdb>=0.10.2"]},
     classifiers=[