Index: h5py/setup.py
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--- h5py.orig/setup.py	2025-02-22 14:51:15.709585836 +0100
+++ h5py/setup.py	2025-02-22 14:52:36.734176078 +0100
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
     # mpi4py 3.1.1 fixed a typo in python_requires, which made older versions
     # incompatible with newer setuptools.
     RUN_REQUIRES.append('mpi4py >=3.1.1')
-    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==3.1.1; python_version<'3.11'")
-    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==3.1.4; python_version=='3.11.*'")
-    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==3.1.6; python_version=='3.12.*'")
-    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py ==4.0.1; python_version>='3.13'")
+    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py >=3.1.1; python_version<'3.11'")
+    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py >=3.1.4; python_version=='3.11.*'")
+    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py >=3.1.6; python_version=='3.12.*'")
+    SETUP_REQUIRES.append("mpi4py >=4.0.1; python_version>='3.13'")
 
 # Set the environment variable H5PY_SETUP_REQUIRES=0 if we need to skip
 # setup_requires for any reason.