diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a23b30ad3..7acd85cbf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ install_requires =
     scikit_image>=0.14.2
     dipy>=1.5.0,<1.6.0
     pandas
-    pybids>=0.15.0
+    pybids>=0.16.2
     templateflow>=0.8
     pimms
     joblib>=0.16.0