diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a9e94a3..91d7d86 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def read(fname):
     },
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "pillow",
+        "pillow>=8.1.2",
         "numpy"
     ],
     classifiers=[