diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1a697b60..c6f09308 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ matplotlib
 # under python_version=3.10 (see [tool.mypy] in pyproject.toml). Cap below 2.4,
 # matching rf-detr's typing constraint.
 numpy>=1.18.5,<2.4
-opencv-python-headless==4.10.0.84
+opencv-python-headless>=4.10.0  # relax exact pin to avoid downstream conflicts (#349)
 Pillow>=7.1.2
 # https://github.com/roboflow/roboflow-python/issues/390
 # pi-heif 1.x requires Python 3.10+