diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aa0c3234e..0f19114b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         'http://dist.repoze.org/',
     ],
     install_requires = [
-        'PIL==1.1.6',
+        'PIL>=1.1.6',
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
 )