diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4e59d7d60..9748ccfa8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-fonttools==4.7.0
+fonttools>=4.7.0
 -e git://github.com/googlefonts/nototools.git#egg=master
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