diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 016d8c154d57a1ed1b10993df173e5071ae3da6c..d053affb17025b6377b64f937a35a926e2cd5f19 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             'prometheus-client',
             'psutil',
             'atomic',
-            'python-dateutil'
+            'python-dateutil>=2.8.1'
         ],
         extras_require={
             'dev': [