diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8c72976..bd58636 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bandit
 cookiecutter
 coverage
-detect-secrets==1.0.3
+detect-secrets
 govuk-tech-docs-sphinx-theme
 jinja2-time
 myst-parser
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg
index 7c79175..7703fb8 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.cfg	
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ zip_safe = no
 [options.extras_require]
 dev =
     coverage
-    detect-secrets == 1.0.3
+    detect-secrets
     myst-parser
     pre-commit
     pytest