diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1d3d925..559d5de 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
     sys.exit('Sorry, Python 2.x is not supported')
 
 # Minimal storm version required
-storm_min_version = "1.6.0"
+storm_min_version = "1.6.1"
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f: