diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50fa5221ae..0e14f5e6ad 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "scikit-image>=0.19",
     "scipy>=1.6.0",
     "spherical-geometry>=1.2.22",
-    "stcal>=1.6.2,<1.7.0",
+    "stcal>=1.7.0,<1.8.0",
     "stdatamodels>=1.10.1,<1.11.0",
     "stpipe>=0.5.2,<0.6.0",
     "stsci.image>=2.3.5",