diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2cad3805..e3bf4286 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requirements = [
-    'requests>=2.11.1,<3.0',
+    'requests>=2.20.0,<3.0',
 ]
 
 setup(name='googlemaps',