diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a64a26d1e..232e0a328 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ backend-path = ['.']
 requires = [
   'meson >= 0.64.0; python_version < "3.12"',
   'meson >= 1.2.3; python_version >= "3.12"',
-  'packaging >= 19.0',
+  'packaging >= 23.2',
   'pyproject-metadata >= 0.9.0',
   'tomli >= 1.0.0; python_version < "3.11"',
 ]
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   'meson >= 0.64.0; python_version < "3.12"',
   'meson >= 1.2.3; python_version >= "3.12"',
-  'packaging >= 19.0',
+  'packaging >= 23.2',
   'pyproject-metadata >= 0.9.0',
   'tomli >= 1.0.0; python_version < "3.11"',
 ]
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
   'build',
-  'packaging >= 23.1',
   'pytest >= 6.0',
   'pytest-cov[toml]',
   'pytest-mock',