diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 64b6e771c..f92603d3d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ queuelib
 six>=1.5.2
 PyDispatcher>=2.0.5
 service_identity
-parsel>=0.9.5
+parsel>=1.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 388cf0dec..a6e6f9615 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ setup(
         'pyOpenSSL',
         'cssselect>=0.9',
         'six>=1.5.2',
-        'parsel>=0.9.5',
+        'parsel>=1.1',
         'PyDispatcher>=2.0.5',
         'service_identity',
     ],