diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6abf204d..3d5eaac5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 django-sortedm2m~=3.1.1
 django-reversion~=5.0.12
-django-taggit~=4.0.0
+django-taggit~=6.0.0
 netjsonconfig @ https://github.com/openwisp/netjsonconfig/tarball/master
 django-x509 @ https://github.com/openwisp/django-x509/tarball/master
 django-loci @ https://github.com/openwisp/django-loci/tarball/master