diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c39ead192..0ce921494 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "autoapi",
     "ipython",
     "rstcheck",
-    "pydantic<2",  # remove this when ert unpins fastapi and pydantic
+    "pydantic",
     "sphinx<7",
     "sphinx-argparse",
     "sphinx-autodoc-typehints",
diff --git a/test_requirements.txt b/test_requirements.txt
index 2b4785790..4977b567d 100644
--- a/test_requirements.txt
+++ b/test_requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-black>=20.8b0
+black
 flake8
 isort
 mypy