diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0bf48ac02b..e58cdc1766 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 PLYVEL = []
 if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-    PLYVEL.append('plyvel==1.0.5')
+    PLYVEL.append('plyvel==1.2.0')
 
 setup(
     name=__name__,