diff --git a/packages/dune-deps/dune-deps.1.4.0/opam b/packages/dune-deps/dune-deps.1.4.0/opam
index 2931c53eb61..99b2c5ace68 100644
--- a/packages/dune-deps/dune-deps.1.4.0/opam
+++ b/packages/dune-deps/dune-deps.1.4.0/opam
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ bug-reports: "https://github.com/mjambon/dune-deps/issues"
 depends: [
   "dune" {>= "3.0"}
   "ocaml" {>= "4.08.0"}
-  "cmdliner"
+  "cmdliner" {>= "1.1.1"}
   "sexplib"
   "alcotest" {with-test}
   "odoc" {with-doc}