diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index fa9ebaea253d2a12675101a6e0ac1c788761a381..70f1afd1c8c7a5aa8a0fada3805c6278e33ebb8c 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
     - bob.blitz
     - bob.core
-    - bob.db.base
+    - bob.db.base >2.2.0
     - bob.extension
     - bob.io.base
     - bob.learn.activation
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 774aac2d24b68ddeecc440d62d4a64ae2b2ecab2..bf7e3e8e3a9cfdb52b52012fa50ef4f59b127320 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bob.blitz
 bob.core
-bob.db.base
+bob.db.base > 2.2.0
 bob.extension
 bob.io.base
 bob.learn.activation