diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30d33876..d538e3a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 
-        <phenol.version>2.0.0</phenol.version>
+        <phenol.version>[2.1.1, 3.)</phenol.version>
         <phenopacket-tools.version>1.0.0-RC2</phenopacket-tools.version>
         <phenopacket-schema.version>2.0.2</phenopacket-schema.version>
         <silent.genes.version>0.2.5</silent.genes.version>