diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 2c6a6c95569d6..6144c7de84a6d 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # benchmarks
-  - asv < 0.5.0  # 2022-02-08: v0.5.0 > leads to ASV checks running > 3 hours on CI
+  - asv
 
   # building
   # The compiler packages are meta-packages and install the correct compiler (activation) packages on the respective platforms.
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 94a1d344b4849..087fe1ffa6b47 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 numpy>=1.18.5
 python-dateutil>=2.8.1
 pytz
-asv < 0.5.0
+asv
 cython>=0.29.24
 black==21.5b2
 cpplint