diff --git a/instana/instrumentation/redis.py b/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
index 5519cc46..71b73f01 100644
--- a/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
+++ b/instana/instrumentation/redis.py
@@ -8,82 +8,84 @@
 try:
     import redis
 
-    if ((redis.VERSION >= (2, 10, 6)) and (redis.VERSION < (3, 0, 0))):
+    def collect_tags(span, instance, args, kwargs):
+        try:
+            ckw = instance.connection_pool.connection_kwargs
 
-        def collect_tags(span, instance, args, kwargs):
+            span.set_tag("driver", "redis-py")
+
+            host = ckw.get('host', None)
+            port = ckw.get('port', '6379')
+            db = ckw.get('db', None)
+
+            if host is not None:
+                url = "redis://%s:%s" % (host, port)
+                if db is not None:
+                    url = url + "/%s" % db
+                span.set_tag('connection', url)
+
+        except:
+            logger.debug("redis.collect_tags non-fatal error", exc_info=True)
+        finally:
+            return span
+
+
+    def execute_command_with_instana(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
+        parent_span = tracer.active_span
+
+        # If we're not tracing, just return
+        if parent_span is None or parent_span.operation_name == "redis":
+            return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        with tracer.start_active_span("redis", child_of=parent_span) as scope:
             try:
-                ckw = instance.connection_pool.connection_kwargs
-
-                span.set_tag("driver", "redis-py")
-
-                host = ckw.get('host', None)
-                port = ckw.get('port', '6379')
-                db = ckw.get('db',   None)
-
-                if host is not None:
-                    url = "redis://%s:%s" % (host, port)
-                    if db is not None:
-                        url = url + "/%s" % db
-                    span.set_tag('connection', url)
-
-            except:
-                logger.debug("redis.collect_tags non-fatal error", exc_info=True)
-            finally:
-                return span
-
-        @wrapt.patch_function_wrapper('redis.client','StrictRedis.execute_command')
-        def execute_command_with_instana(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
-            parent_span = tracer.active_span
-
-            # If we're not tracing, just return
-            if parent_span is None or parent_span.operation_name == "redis":
-                return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
-
-            with tracer.start_active_span("redis", child_of=parent_span) as scope:
-                try:
-                    collect_tags(scope.span, instance, args, kwargs)
-                    if (len(args) > 0):
-                        scope.span.set_tag("command", args[0])
-
-                    rv = wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    scope.span.log_exception(e)
-                    raise
-                else:
-                    return rv
-
-        @wrapt.patch_function_wrapper('redis.client','BasePipeline.execute')
-        def execute_with_instana(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
-            parent_span = tracer.active_span
-
-            # If we're not tracing, just return
-            if parent_span is None or parent_span.operation_name == "redis":
-                return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
-
-            with tracer.start_active_span("redis", child_of=parent_span) as scope:
-                try:
-                    collect_tags(scope.span, instance, args, kwargs)
-                    scope.span.set_tag("command", 'PIPELINE')
-
-                    pipe_cmds = []
-                    for e in instance.command_stack:
-                        pipe_cmds.append(e[0][0])
-                    scope.span.set_tag("subCommands", pipe_cmds)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    # If anything breaks during K/V collection, just log a debug message
-                    logger.debug("Error collecting pipeline commands", exc_info=True)
-
-                try:
-                    rv = wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    scope.span.log_exception(e)
-                    raise
-                else:
-                    return rv
+                collect_tags(scope.span, instance, args, kwargs)
+                if (len(args) > 0):
+                    scope.span.set_tag("command", args[0])
 
-        logger.debug("Instrumenting redis")
+                rv = wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                scope.span.log_exception(e)
+                raise
+            else:
+                return rv
+
+
+    def execute_with_instana(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
+        parent_span = tracer.active_span
+
+        # If we're not tracing, just return
+        if parent_span is None or parent_span.operation_name == "redis":
+            return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        with tracer.start_active_span("redis", child_of=parent_span) as scope:
+            try:
+                collect_tags(scope.span, instance, args, kwargs)
+                scope.span.set_tag("command", 'PIPELINE')
+
+                pipe_cmds = []
+                for e in instance.command_stack:
+                    pipe_cmds.append(e[0][0])
+                scope.span.set_tag("subCommands", pipe_cmds)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # If anything breaks during K/V collection, just log a debug message
+                logger.debug("Error collecting pipeline commands", exc_info=True)
+
+            try:
+                rv = wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                scope.span.log_exception(e)
+                raise
+            else:
+                return rv
+
+    if redis.VERSION < (3,0,0):
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper('redis.client', 'BasePipeline.execute', execute_with_instana)
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper('redis.client', 'StrictRedis.execute_command', execute_command_with_instana)
     else:
-        logger.debug("redis <= 2.10.5 >=3.0.0 not supported.")
-        logger.debug("  --> https://docs.instana.io/ecosystem/python/supported-versions/#tracing")
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper('redis.client', 'Pipeline.execute', execute_with_instana)
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper('redis.client', 'Redis.execute_command', execute_command_with_instana)
+
+        logger.debug("Instrumenting redis")
 except ImportError:
     pass
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b69fe6ac..41d9e3df 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def check_setuptools():
               'pyOpenSSL>=16.1.0;python_version<="2.7"',
               'pytest>=3.0.1',
               'psycopg2>=2.7.1',
-              'redis<3.0.0',
+              'redis>3.0.0',
               'requests>=2.17.1',
               'sqlalchemy>=1.1.15',
               'spyne>=2.9,<=2.12.14',