diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6d9ee7d4b..87dba8d95 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
         jsonschema
-        SpiNNUtilities == 1!7.1.1
+        SpiNNUtilities == 1!7.2.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 include =