diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4d1c8cb..e1dd143 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
         'genderComputer': ['nameLists/*.*'],
     },
     include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires = ['unidecode==1.3.2','nameparser==1.0.6'],
+    install_requires = ['unidecode>=1.3.2','nameparser>=1.0.6'],
     zip_safe=False
 )