diff --git a/poetry.spec b/poetry.spec
index 797852d..5297b91 100644
--- a/poetry.spec
+++ b/poetry.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere.}
 Name:           poetry
 Summary:        Python dependency management and packaging made easy
 Version:        1.1.6
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 
 License:        MIT
 
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ sed -i s/MockFixture/MockerFixture/ tests/repositories/test_installed_repository
     sed -i 's/5\.2/6\.2/' poetry/console/commands/new.py
 %endif
 
+# Allow newer packaging version
+# https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues/4264
+sed -i 's/packaging = "^.*"/packaging = "*"/' pyproject.toml
+
 %generate_buildrequires
 %pyproject_buildrequires -r
 
@@ -109,6 +113,9 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 08 2021 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 1.1.6-5
+- Allow newer packaging version
+
 * Tue Jun 15 2021 Tomas Hrnciar <thrnciar@redhat.com> - 1.1.6-4
 - Backport upstream patch to fix error on Python 3.10+
 - New empty projects created by poetry now have default dev dependency on pytest ^6.2