diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f83241e3..f95e4ee40 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 def getRequires():
-    deps = ['python_http_client==3.0.*']
+    deps = ['python_http_client>=3.0']
     if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
         deps.append('unittest2')
     elif (3, 0) <= sys.version_info < (3, 2):