diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33c71720..df5fe407 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ progressbar==2.5
 scipy==1.1.0
 tqdm==4.24.0
 opencv-python==3.4.2.17
-pycairo==1.17.1
+pycairo>=1.17.1
 pydub==0.23.0