diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 10c40762..30b7eeb7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         ],
         'asyncio_client': [
             'aiohttp>=3.4',
-            'websockets>=7.0',
+            'websockets>=6.0',
         ]
     },
     tests_require=[