diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index c874c5a8f68da..6ba5d0d324aeb 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cpplint
   - flake8
   - flake8-comprehensions>=3.1.0  # used by flake8, linting of unnecessary comprehensions
-  - flake8-rst>=0.6.0,<=0.7.0  # linting of code blocks in rst files
+  - flake8-rst>=0.6.0
   - isort  # check that imports are in the right order
   - mypy=0.730
   - pycodestyle  # used by flake8
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index ffbdfccced6a9..4988944640cd9 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ black==19.10b0
 cpplint
 flake8
 flake8-comprehensions>=3.1.0
-flake8-rst>=0.6.0,<=0.7.0
+flake8-rst>=0.6.0
 isort
 mypy==0.730
 pycodestyle