diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f7b97ac..10145f5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup(name='bootstrap-vz',
                         'boto >= 2.14.0',
                         'docopt >= 0.6.1',
                         'pyrfc3339 >= 1.0',
-                        'requests >= 2.9.1',
+                        'requests >= 2.4.3',
                         ],
       license='Apache License, Version 2.0',
       description='Bootstrap Debian images for virtualized environments',