diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 37b9240..33582bb 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ovos-utils>=0.0.38,<1.0.0
+ovos-utils>=0.8.5,<1.0.0
 ovos_bus_client>=0.0.8,<2.0.0
 ovos-config>=0.0.12,<3.0.0
 ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.25,<3.0.0