diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a384fe..9cf6a93 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       install_requires=[
           'pytz==2018.4',
           'jsonschema==2.6.0',
-          'simplejson==3.11.1',
+          'simplejson>=3.11.1',
           'python-dateutil>=2.6.0',
           'backoff==1.8.0',
 	  'ciso8601',