diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aae46682..76d9c63f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ h5py
 
 # verified versions
 onnx==1.8.1
-onnxruntime==1.8.0
+onnxruntime>=1.20.0
 onnx-simplifier==0.3.5