diff --git a/samples/python/classification_sample_async/requirements.txt b/samples/python/classification_sample_async/requirements.txt
index 2d3d6d182d4..15a866656e2 100644
--- a/samples/python/classification_sample_async/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/python/classification_sample_async/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-opencv-python==4.5.*
+opencv-python>=4.5
diff --git a/samples/python/hello_classification/requirements.txt b/samples/python/hello_classification/requirements.txt
index 2d3d6d182d4..15a866656e2 100644
--- a/samples/python/hello_classification/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/python/hello_classification/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-opencv-python==4.5.*
+opencv-python>=4.5
diff --git a/samples/python/hello_reshape_ssd/requirements.txt b/samples/python/hello_reshape_ssd/requirements.txt
index 2d3d6d182d4..15a866656e2 100644
--- a/samples/python/hello_reshape_ssd/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/python/hello_reshape_ssd/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-opencv-python==4.5.*
+opencv-python>=4.5
diff --git a/tools/cross_check_tool/requirements.txt b/tools/cross_check_tool/requirements.txt
index 441bcd60397..24a1329aa18 100644
--- a/tools/cross_check_tool/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/cross_check_tool/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 numpy>=1.16.6
-opencv-python==4.5.*
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+opencv-python>=4.5