diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240117-100818.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240117-100818.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca318fe1e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240117-100818.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Dependencies
+body: Relax pathspec upper bound version restriction
+time: 2024-01-17T10:08:18.009949641+01:00
+custom:
+  Author: rzjfr
+  PR: "9373"
diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index ac69573fe1b..c510f062931 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         # ----
         # These packages are major-version-0. Keep upper bounds on upcoming minor versions (which could have breaking changes)
         # and check compatibility / bump in each new minor version of dbt-core.
-        "pathspec>=0.9,<0.12",
+        "pathspec>=0.9,<0.13",
         "sqlparse>=0.2.3,<0.5",
         # ----
         # These are major-version-0 packages also maintained by dbt-labs.