diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8040e13a..ef51cd3e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setup(name = 'GPy',
       py_modules = ['GPy.__init__'],
       test_suite = 'GPy.testing',
       long_description=read('README.md'),
-      install_requires=['numpy>=1.7', 'scipy==0.14'],
+      install_requires=['numpy>=1.7', 'scipy>=0.16'],
       extras_require = {'docs':['matplotlib >=1.3','Sphinx','IPython']},
       classifiers=['License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
                    'Natural Language :: English',