diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1e842fd8c..0ff35f2bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "pip",
         "setuptools >=30.3.0",
         "rapidfuzz >=0.7.6",
-        "progressbar2",
+        "progressbar2 >=3.53.0",
         "colorama",
     ],
     extras_require={