diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9547376..4e56ec8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ package_dir =
 # DON'T CHANGE THE FOLLOWING LINE! IT WILL BE UPDATED BY PYSCAFFOLD!
 setup_requires = pyscaffold>=3.2a0,<3.3a0
 # Add here dependencies of your project (semicolon/line-separated), e.g.
-install_requires = i3ipc
+install_requires = i3ipc>=2.2.1
 # The usage of test_requires is discouraged, see `Dependency Management` docs
 # tests_require = pytest; pytest-cov
 # Require a specific Python version, e.g. Python 2.7 or >= 3.4