diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 1d28e3c..8d16b58 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ freezegun
 django-extensions
 django-rest-auth>=0.9.3,<0.12.0
 django-allauth>=0.41.0,<0.42.0
-openwisp-utils[qa]>=0.4.0
+openwisp-utils[qa]>=0.4.1,<0.5.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c663f59..a0a358d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 django>=2.0,<3.1
 swapper>=1.1.0,<1.2.0
-openwisp-utils>=0.4.0,<0.5.0
+openwisp-utils>=0.4.1,<0.5.0
 djangorestframework>=3.8.2,<3.12.0
 passlib>=1.7.1,<1.8.0
 django-filter>=2.1.0,<2.3.0