diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
index de085f20209c..9d930e58fa13 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy-transformers/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "b84c195dc21a28582579dea3f76c90222e29ee0d99b6adf38ade75646ed2746e";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's/transformers>=3.4.0,<4.12.0/transformers/' setup.cfg
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pytorch
     spacy