diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c6ae599..ab0b5026 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rich
 scipy
 screeninfo
 skia-pathops
-svgelements
+svgelements>=1.8.1
 sympy
 tqdm
 validators
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 82c033f9..6871e906 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install_requires =
     scipy
     screeninfo
     skia-pathops
-    svgelements
+    svgelements>=1.8.1
     sympy
     tqdm
     validators