diff --git a/autoremovetorrents/client/qbittorrent.py b/autoremovetorrents/client/qbittorrent.py
index c09ca59..2161b4e 100644
--- a/autoremovetorrents/client/qbittorrent.py
+++ b/autoremovetorrents/client/qbittorrent.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #-*- coding:utf-8 -*-
 import requests
 import time
+from packaging import version
 from .. import logger
 from ..torrent import Torrent
 from ..clientstatus import ClientStatus
@@ -135,6 +136,21 @@ def __init__(self, host):
         if self._request_handler is None:
             raise IncompatibleAPIVersion('Incompatible qbittorrent client. The current API version may be unsupported.')
 
+        # Workaround for https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/18097
+        if self._request_handler.api_major_version() == "v2":
+            if version.parse(self._request_handler.client_version().text) >= version.parse("4.5.0"):
+                def new_delete_torrents(self, torrent_hash_list):
+                    return self._session.post(self._host + '/api/v2/torrents/delete',
+                                              data={'hashes': '|'.join(torrent_hash_list), 'deleteFiles': False})
+
+                self.qBittorrentAPIHandlerV2.delete_torrents = new_delete_torrents
+
+                def new_delete_torrents_and_data(self, torrent_hash_list):
+                    return self._session.post(self._host + '/api/v2/torrents/delete',
+                                              data={'hashes': '|'.join(torrent_hash_list), 'deleteFiles': True})
+
+                self.qBittorrentAPIHandlerV2.delete_torrents_and_data = new_delete_torrents_and_data
+
     # Login to qBittorrent
     def login(self, username, password):
         try:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 118c1af..5660cb7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     install_requires = [
         'deluge-client',
         'enum34',
+        'packaging',
         'ply',
         '' if SUPPORT_SHUTIL else 'psutil',
         PYYAML_VERSION,