diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 905d2998..8a1a7814 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+v23.12.1
+--------
+
+* #612: Prevent installation of ``pywin32-ctypes 0.1.2`` with broken
+  ``use2to3`` directive.
+
 v23.12.0
 --------
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b61be021..e7db40f2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = true
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
-	pywin32-ctypes!=0.1.0,!=0.1.1; sys_platform=="win32"
+	pywin32-ctypes>=0.2.0; sys_platform=="win32"
 	SecretStorage>=3.2; sys_platform=="linux"
 	jeepney>=0.4.2; sys_platform=="linux"
 	importlib_metadata >= 4.11.4; python_version < "3.12"