diff --git a/python-spyder-kernels.spec b/python-spyder-kernels.spec
index 54a7c34..7f73cae 100644
--- a/python-spyder-kernels.spec
+++ b/python-spyder-kernels.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ This package provides python3 version of jupyter kernels used by spyder on its
 %autosetup -n %{pypi_name}-%{version}
 
 # spyder-kernel 2.2.1 - relax ipython version
-sed -i 's|,<8||' setup.py
+sed -i '\@ipython@s|>=7.31.1,<8|>=7.31.1|' setup.py
 
 # relax ipykernel dependency for now (bug 2070644)
 sed -i '\@ipykernel@s|6.9.2|6.6.1|' setup.py