diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6109153..0951d5d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setup(
     packages = find_packages(),
     install_requires = [
         'aioxmpp>=0.11.0',
-        'requests>=2.24.0'
+        'requests>=2.23.0'
     ],
     zip_safe=True,
     entry_points={