diff --git a/CHANGES/1460.misc.rst b/CHANGES/1460.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01154342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/1460.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Loosened pydantic version upper restriction from ``<2.7`` to ``<2.8``4.4
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8dd765c6..c4a7664a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "magic-filter>=1.0.12,<1.1",
     "aiohttp~=3.9.0",
-    "pydantic>=2.4.1,<2.7",
+    "pydantic>=2.4.1,<2.8",
     "aiofiles~=23.2.1",
     "certifi>=2023.7.22",
     "typing-extensions>=4.7.0,<=5.0",