diff --git a/dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2.ebuild b/dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2-r1.ebuild
similarity index 87%
rename from dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2.ebuild
rename to dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2-r1.ebuild
index 795cf335b7f0e..09270377ce907 100644
--- a/dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/openapi-schema-validator/openapi-schema-validator-0.6.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 		"${FILESDIR}/${P}-test.patch"
 	)
 
-	sed -e '/--cov/d' -i pyproject.toml || die
 	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+
+	sed -i -e '/--cov/d' pyproject.toml || die
+	# unpin dependencies
+	sed -i -e 's:\^:>=:' pyproject.toml || die
 }