diff --git a/extra_requirements.txt b/extra_requirements.txt
index 0d5dc1cd..1c52ad47 100644
--- a/extra_requirements.txt
+++ b/extra_requirements.txt
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ scandir>=1.8
 # we use the latest version to see any problems with new versions
 pandas==1.1.5; python_version <= '3.6'
 pandas==1.3.4; python_version > '3.6'
-xlrd==1.2.0
+xlrd==1.2.0; python_version <= '3.6'
+xlrd==2.0.1; python_version > '3.6'
 openpyxl==3.0.9