diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a44fb5a..6fc0ecbb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ requirements = [
     "httptools>=0.0.10",
     uvloop,
     ujson,
-    "aiofiles>=0.3.0",
+    "aiofiles>=0.6.0",
     "websockets>=8.1,<9.0",
     "multidict==5.0.0",
     "httpx==0.15.4",