diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 228ec889d..5bc569068 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _deps = [
     "flax>=0.3.4",
     "fugashi>=1.0",
     "GitPython<3.1.19",
-    "huggingface-hub==0.0.12",
+    "huggingface-hub>=0.0.12",
     "importlib_metadata",
     "ipadic>=1.0.0,<2.0",
     "isort>=5.5.4",
diff --git a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
index 7ad52c608..823961c8a 100644
--- a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ deps = {
     "flax": "flax>=0.3.4",
     "fugashi": "fugashi>=1.0",
     "GitPython": "GitPython<3.1.19",
-    "huggingface-hub": "huggingface-hub==0.0.12",
+    "huggingface-hub": "huggingface-hub>=0.0.12",
     "importlib_metadata": "importlib_metadata",
     "ipadic": "ipadic>=1.0.0,<2.0",
     "isort": "isort>=5.5.4",