diff --git a/CHANGES/554.bugfix b/CHANGES/554.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0cf5201a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/554.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed syncing failing when using bandersnatch 5.3.0
diff --git a/pulp_python/app/tasks/sync.py b/pulp_python/app/tasks/sync.py
index 8e19b6e2f..064f2e388 100644
--- a/pulp_python/app/tasks/sync.py
+++ b/pulp_python/app/tasks/sync.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async def create_content(self, pkg):
 
                 await self.python_stage.put(dc)
 
-    def finalize_sync(self):
+    def finalize_sync(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """No work to be done currently"""
         pass
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e6c644912..8e3b588bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pulpcore>=3.17.0,<3.25
 pkginfo~=1.8.2
 packaging~=21.3
-bandersnatch~=5.0
+bandersnatch>=5.0.0,<5.4
 pypi-simple~=0.9.0