diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 77050d3..e580f5f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ portalocker[cygwin]
 rfc6555
 distro
 
-imaplib2~=3.5
+imaplib2>=3.5
 urllib3~=1.25.9
 certifi~=2020.6.20