diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 69135a8ba..78f450ca6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ packages = find_namespace:
 include_package_data = true
 namespace_packages = astronomer,astronomer.providers
 install_requires =
-    apache-airflow>=2.2.0
+    apache-airflow>=2.6.0
     Flask-Session<0.6.0 # This release breaking our tests, let's pin it as a temporary workaround
     aiohttp
     aiofiles