diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f652859..346cb60 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ setup(name="magic-wormhole",
                      ]},
       install_requires=["spake2==0.7", "pynacl", "argparse",
                         "six",
-                        "twisted==16.1.1", # since autobahn pins it
-                        "autobahn[twisted]",
+                        "twisted",
+                        "autobahn[twisted] >= 0.14.1",
                         "hkdf", "tqdm",
                         ],
       extras_require={"tor": ["txtorcon", "ipaddr"]},