--- pyproject.toml.orig	2025-12-05 17:06:52 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-    "esda>=2.7, <2.9",
+    "esda>=2.7",
     "libpysal>=4.12",
     "mapclassify>=2.7",
     "quantecon>=0.8",
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ filterwarnings = [
     "ignore:invalid value encountered",
     "ignore:numba.generated_jit is deprecated.",                    # numba/quantecon
     "ignore:::.*quantecon.lss:19",                                  # numba/quantecon
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]