diff --git a/docs/tutorials/advanced_topics/howto_pytorch_lightning.md.template b/docs/tutorials/advanced_topics/howto_pytorch_lightning.md.template
index 4d54d5636a..01e170951e 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/advanced_topics/howto_pytorch_lightning.md.template
+++ b/docs/tutorials/advanced_topics/howto_pytorch_lightning.md.template
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ To train the model using PyTorch Lightning, we only need to extend the class wit
 
 
 ```python
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-pytorch.txt b/requirements/requirements-pytorch.txt
index 03f4e997ab..dd7efffd35 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-pytorch.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-pytorch.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 torch>=1.9,<3
-lightning>=1.8,<2.2
-# Capping `lightning` does not cap `pytorch_lightning`, so we cap manually
 pytorch_lightning>=1.8,<2.2
 # Need to pin protobuf (for now)
 # See: https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/13159
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/estimator.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/estimator.py
index e3f428db86..4f58caf4a0 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/estimator.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/estimator.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Iterable, Dict, Any
 
 import torch
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
 from gluonts.dataset.common import Dataset
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/lightning_module.py
index bd081b45dd..28dccf1b97 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/d_linear/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/deepar/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/deepar/lightning_module.py
index 8d190e2329..fc676dfab3 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/deepar/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/deepar/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 from torch.optim.lr_scheduler import ReduceLROnPlateau
 
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/estimator.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/estimator.py
index 9f41282ebb..a6ed739458 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/estimator.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/estimator.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import logging
 
 import numpy as np
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch.nn as nn
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/estimator.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/estimator.py
index c3ae48237a..27bfd253b2 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/estimator.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/estimator.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Iterable, Dict, Any, List
 
 import torch
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
 from gluonts.dataset.common import Dataset
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/lightning_module.py
index 5c9e70e9e4..2510944cfa 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lag_tst/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lightning_util.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lightning_util.py
index 73e2396140..6742c8c7cf 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/lightning_util.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/lightning_util.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 from packaging import version
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 
 def has_validation_loop(trainer: pl.Trainer):
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/mqf2/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/mqf2/lightning_module.py
index 16916c3c41..6dc824beb4 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/mqf2/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/mqf2/lightning_module.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 from typing import Dict
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 from torch.optim.lr_scheduler import ReduceLROnPlateau
 
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/estimator.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/estimator.py
index 860c18e193..c84576916f 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/estimator.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/estimator.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Iterable, Dict, Any
 
 import torch
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
 from gluonts.dataset.common import Dataset
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/lightning_module.py
index d80137ae05..f5e95158b2 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/patch_tst/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/estimator.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/estimator.py
index 05f34a9fa2..5f82640e8b 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/estimator.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/estimator.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from typing import List, Optional, Iterable, Dict, Any
 
 import torch
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
 from gluonts.dataset.common import Dataset
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/lightning_module.py
index f03473e78d..b7cf9a529a 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/simple_feedforward/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
diff --git a/src/gluonts/torch/model/tft/lightning_module.py b/src/gluonts/torch/model/tft/lightning_module.py
index 4647d740fd..f6f7daa335 100644
--- a/src/gluonts/torch/model/tft/lightning_module.py
+++ b/src/gluonts/torch/model/tft/lightning_module.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 # permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
+import pytorch_lightning as pl
 import torch
 from gluonts.core.component import validated
 from gluonts.itertools import select