diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 80967a1..b4f7ef2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ biopython==1.83
 numpy==1.26.3
 pandas==2.1.4
 pytest==8.2.1
-python_levenshtein=0.23.0
+python_levenshtein==0.23.0
 pyyaml==6.0.1
 setuptools
 typer==0.9.0