diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/grpc/__init__.py b/sdk/python/feast/grpc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/sdk/python/requirements-ci.txt b/sdk/python/requirements-ci.txt
index 8a61c2a4972..7a6c140b34d 100644
--- a/sdk/python/requirements-ci.txt
+++ b/sdk/python/requirements-ci.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ pytest-lazy-fixture==0.6.3
 pytest-timeout==1.4.2
 pytest-ordering==0.6.*
 pytest-mock==1.10.4
-PyYAML==5.4.*
+PyYAML>=5.4.*
 great-expectations==0.13.2
 adlfs==0.5.9
diff --git a/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt b/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 2a6d86d8ff8..4ea176b6990 100644
--- a/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pytest-lazy-fixture==0.6.3
 pytest-mock
 pytest-timeout
 pytest-ordering==0.6.*
-PyYAML==5.4.*
+PyYAML>=5.4.*
 fastavro==0.*
 pyarrow
 Sphinx
diff --git a/sdk/python/setup.py b/sdk/python/setup.py
index 522aba61610..b21d6985d87 100644
--- a/sdk/python/setup.py
+++ b/sdk/python/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "pandas~=1.0.0",
     "pandavro==1.5.*",
     "protobuf>=3.10",
-    "PyYAML==5.4.*",
+    "PyYAML>=5.4.*",
     "fastavro>=0.22.11,<0.23",
     "tabulate==0.8.*",
     "toml==0.10.*",