diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0b46a3b..b0bd51e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-poezio
-slixmpp-omemo
+slixmpp-omemo>=0.6.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f18b20..8c331c1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ setup(
     platforms=['any'],
     packages=['poezio_omemo'],
     entry_points={'poezio_plugins': 'omemo = poezio_omemo'},
-    install_requires=['poezio', 'slixmpp-omemo'],
+    install_requires=['slixmpp-omemo>=0.6.1'],
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
 )