diff --git a/__pkginfo__.py b/__pkginfo__.py
index 4239093674fe5bd7aec8926bbea6c38da32f2031_X19wa2dpbmZvX18ucHk=..be1d0045f2e33648f73aeba7f5cd1b78a6f9e178_X19wa2dpbmZvX18ucHk= 100644
--- a/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@
 install_requires = [
     'logilab-common >= 0.47.0',
     'logilab-database >= 1.6.0',
-    'yapps == 2.1.1', # XXX to ensure we don't use the broken pypi version
+    'yapps >= 2.2.0', # XXX to ensure we don't use the broken pypi version
     'logilab-constraint >= 0.5.0', # fallback if the gecode compiled module is missing
     ]
@@ -86,7 +86,2 @@
     'logilab-constraint >= 0.5.0', # fallback if the gecode compiled module is missing
     ]
-
-# links to download yapps2 package that is not (yet) registered in pypi
-dependency_links = [
-    "http://download.logilab.org/pub/yapps/yapps2-2.1.1.zip#egg=yapps-2.1.1",
-    ]