diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 321b0484c5..b793092e50 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cartopy
   - cf-units
   - cftime
-  - dask !=2024.8.0  # github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/issues/2503
+  - dask >=2025  # github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/issues/2503
   - dask-jobqueue
   - distributed
   - esgf-pyclient >=0.3.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7290effeb6..bdd6681be4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dynamic = [
 dependencies = [
     "cartopy",
     "cf-units",
-    "dask[array,distributed]!=2024.8.0",  # ESMValCore/issues/2503
+    "dask[array,distributed]>=2025",  # ESMValCore/issues/2503
     "dask-jobqueue",
     "esgf-pyclient>=0.3.1",
     "esmf-regrid>=0.11.0",