diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index b4a4d3bb83..afac726977 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies:
   - optparse-applicative >= 0.15 && < 0.17
   - process == 1.6.*
   - simple-logger == 0.1.*
-  - simplexmq >= 1.1 && < 3.0
+  - simplexmq >= 3.0
   - sqlite-simple == 0.4.*
   - stm == 2.5.*
   - terminal == 0.2.*
diff --git a/simplex-chat.cabal b/simplex-chat.cabal
index e2eedcecf9..0b3fe1c97e 100644
--- a/simplex-chat.cabal
+++ b/simplex-chat.cabal
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ library
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
     , process ==1.6.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
-    , simplexmq >=1.1 && <3.0
+    , simplexmq >=3.0
     , sqlite-simple ==0.4.*
     , stm ==2.5.*
     , terminal ==0.2.*
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ executable simplex-bot
     , process ==1.6.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
     , simplex-chat
-    , simplexmq >=1.1 && <3.0
+    , simplexmq >=3.0
     , sqlite-simple ==0.4.*
     , stm ==2.5.*
     , terminal ==0.2.*
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ executable simplex-bot-advanced
     , process ==1.6.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
     , simplex-chat
-    , simplexmq >=1.1 && <3.0
+    , simplexmq >=3.0
     , sqlite-simple ==0.4.*
     , stm ==2.5.*
     , terminal ==0.2.*
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ executable simplex-chat
     , process ==1.6.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
     , simplex-chat
-    , simplexmq >=1.1 && <3.0
+    , simplexmq >=3.0
     , sqlite-simple ==0.4.*
     , stm ==2.5.*
     , terminal ==0.2.*
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ test-suite simplex-chat-test
     , process ==1.6.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
     , simplex-chat
-    , simplexmq >=1.1 && <3.0
+    , simplexmq >=3.0
     , sqlite-simple ==0.4.*
     , stm ==2.5.*
     , terminal ==0.2.*