diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cacfa58..239d461 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     packages=find_packages('src'),
     package_dir={'': 'src'}, include_package_data=True,
 
-    install_requires=['requests'],
+    install_requires=['requests>=2.9.1'],
 
     extras_require={
         'dev': ['check-manifest'],