diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a0a1eba4e7..f7338c7c4b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 SOURCE_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR)
 
 requirements = [
-    'requests >= 2.2.1, < 2.5.0',
+    'requests >= 2.2.1, != 2.5.0',
     'six >= 1.3.0',
 ]