diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e50ab59..60dedc4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ install_requires =
     astropy>=4.0
     glue-core>=1.6.1
     regions>=0.4
-    specutils>=2.0
+    specutils>=2.0.dev
     specreduce>=1.0.0
     spectral-cube>=0.6.0