diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b778e4e..d1a3131 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     python_requires='>=3.9',
     install_requires=[
         'csv23~=0.3',
-        'pycountry==23.12.11',  # date-based versioning scheme
+        'pycountry==24.6.1',  # date-based versioning scheme
         'sqlalchemy>=1.4.24',
     ],
     extras_require={