diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b8115a7015..f0e9e7d264 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setup(
     description="Reference Synapse Home Server",
     install_requires=[
         "syutil==0.0.2",
-        "matrix_angular_sdk==0.6.1",
+        "matrix_angular_sdk>=0.6.1",
         "Twisted>=14.0.0",
         "service_identity>=1.0.0",
         "pyopenssl>=0.14",