diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6cc8010b..3ea678f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 required_deps=[
     'pexpect>=4,<5',     # pexpect 4.x.x required
     'appdirs>=1.4.3,<2', # appdirs 1.4.x (x >= 3) required
-    'pyte==0.8.0',       # pyte exact version 0.8.0 required
+    'pyte>=0.8.0,<=0.8.1',   # pyte version between 0.8.0 and 0.8.1 required
     ]
 
 # these, on the other hand, are optional nice to have