diff --git a/transformers/nlp/text_similarity_transformers.py b/transformers/nlp/text_similarity_transformers.py
index 28e08c46..91a2a181 100644
--- a/transformers/nlp/text_similarity_transformers.py
+++ b/transformers/nlp/text_similarity_transformers.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def transform(self, X: dt.Frame):
 class EditDistanceTransformer(CustomTransformer):
     _unsupervised = True
 
-    _modules_needed_by_name = ['editdistance==0.5.3']
+    _modules_needed_by_name = ['editdistance==0.8.1']
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_default_properties():