diff --git a/clipkit/version.py b/clipkit/version.py
index 2c0382f..464ea23 100644
--- a/clipkit/version.py
+++ b/clipkit/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.1.5'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '1.1.6'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f5840e5..1dcd20c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
 ]
 
-REQUIRES = ["biopython==1.79", "numpy==1.18.2", "tqdm==4.45.0"]
+REQUIRES = ["biopython>=1.79", "numpy>=1.18", "tqdm>=4.45"]
 
 setup(
     name="clipkit",