diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 530b8a4098..23614b89c5 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 setuptools~=59.6.0 # build-system
 wheel~=0.37.1      # build-system
 
-twine~=3.8.0
+twine~=3.8.0 ; python_version < '3.7'
+twine~=4.0.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'