diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 61e3547d44..cf1d5b9579 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Please follow the established format:
 - Conditionally move session store and stats file to .viz directory. (#1915)
 
 ## Bug fixes and other changes
+
+- Relax `packaging` pin in requirements. (#1947)
 - Add favicon to kedro-viz documentation. (#1959)
 
 # Release 9.1.0
diff --git a/package/requirements.txt b/package/requirements.txt
index c867b9ff0d..9c70123ae3 100644
--- a/package/requirements.txt
+++ b/package/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ipython>=7.0.0, <9.0
 kedro>=0.18.0
 networkx>=2.5
 orjson~=3.9
-packaging~=23.0
+packaging>=23.0
 pandas>=1.3
 plotly>=4.0
 pydantic>=2.0.0