diff --git a/enable/__init__.py b/enable/__init__.py
index f48705c03..7222381fa 100644
--- a/enable/__init__.py
+++ b/enable/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from ._version import full_version as __version__
 
 __requires__ = [
-    "numpy", "pillow", "traits", "traitsui", "pyface", "fonttools"
+    "numpy", "pillow", "traits>=6.2.0", "traitsui", "pyface", "fonttools"
 ]
 
 __extras_require__ = {