diff --git a/src/Distribution/Server/Packages/Unpack.hs b/src/Distribution/Server/Packages/Unpack.hs
index 2d9236d7..b939b59d 100644
--- a/src/Distribution/Server/Packages/Unpack.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Server/Packages/Unpack.hs
@@ -216,9 +216,11 @@ specVersionChecks specVerOk specVer = do
   when (specVer < CabalSpecV1_2) $
     throwError "'cabal-version' must be at least 1.2"
 
-  -- To keep people from uploading packages most users cannot use.
+  -- To keep people from uploading packages most users cannot use. Disabled for now.
+{-  
   unless (specVer <= CabalSpecV3_6) $
     throwError "'cabal-version' must be at most 3.6"
+-}
 
 -- | The issue is that browsers can upload the file name using either unix
 -- or windows convention, so we need to take the basename using either