diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7102f638f07..928d0e26b94 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # OVOS-SESSION-2 §5.1 arrival merge (SessionManager.fold_inbound) plus the
     # one-cycle ovos.session.sync compat shim (SessionManager.handle_session_sync)
     "ovos_bus_client>=2.11.13a1,<3.0.0",
-    "ovos-plugin-manager>=2.12.0a1,<3.0.0",
+    "ovos-plugin-manager>=2.12.0a1",
     "ovos-config>=2.1.4a5,<4.0.0",
     "ovos-workshop>=9.6.9a1,<10.0.0",
     "rapidfuzz>=3.6,<4.0",