diff --git a/skops/_min_dependencies.py b/skops/_min_dependencies.py
index 0a8290a8..45e44a10 100644
--- a/skops/_min_dependencies.py
+++ b/skops/_min_dependencies.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 dependent_packages = {
     "scikit-learn": ("0.24", "install", None),
     "scikit-learn-intelex": ("2021.7.1", "docs", None),
-    "huggingface_hub": ("0.17.0", "install", None),
+    "huggingface_hub": ("0.19.0.rc0", "install", None),
     "tabulate": ("0.8.8", "install", None),
     "quantile-forest": ("1.0.0", "tests", None),
     "pytest": (PYTEST_MIN_VERSION, "tests", None),