diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0f015b7..415e7d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ nose==1.3.7
 numpy==1.16.3
 PyXB==1.2.6
 six==1.12.0
-xsdata==21.12
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+xsdata==22.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e9f781f..cb9a2d1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def to_uri(filename):
 
 setup(
     name='ismrmrd',
-    version='1.9.6',
+    version='1.9.7',
     author='ISMRMRD Developers',
     author_email='dchansen@gradientsoftware.net',
     description='Python implementation of the ISMRMRD',
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def to_uri(filename):
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Medical Science Apps.'
         ],
-    install_requires=['xsdata==21.12', 'numpy', 'h5py>=2.3'],
-    setup_requires=['nose>=1.0', 'xsdata[cli]==21.12', 'jinja2 >= 2.11'],
+    install_requires=['xsdata>=22.2', 'numpy', 'h5py>=2.3'],
+    setup_requires=['nose>=1.0', 'xsdata[cli]>=22.2', 'jinja2 >= 2.11'],
     test_suite='nose.collector',
     cmdclass={'build_py':my_build_py}
 )