diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index d2112e31b1..e2d3db7dcf 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ packaging <24.0
 setuptools <=59.5.0  # Prevent install bug with tensorboard
 numpy <1.24  # strict - freeze for using np.long
 torch >1.7.0, <=2.0.1
-torchmetrics >0.7.0, <0.11.0  # strict
+torchmetrics >0.7.0, <0.12.0  # strict
 pytorch-lightning >1.8.0, <2.0.0  # strict
 pyDeprecate >0.1.0
 pandas >1.1.0, <=1.5.2
diff --git a/requirements/datatype_image_extras.txt b/requirements/datatype_image_extras.txt
index b70467af3e..c6060fc59e 100644
--- a/requirements/datatype_image_extras.txt
+++ b/requirements/datatype_image_extras.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fastface <=0.1.3  # dead
 fairscale
 
 # pinned PL so we force a compatible TM version
-torchmetrics<0.8.0
+torchmetrics<0.12.0
 
 # effdet had an issue with PL 1.12, and icevision doesn't support effdet's latest version yet (0.3.0)
 torch <1.12