diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1918e1d7..12a68588 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ install_requires = [
     'pysha3>=0.3',
     'cryptoconditions>=0.5.0',
     'statsd>=3.2.1',
-    'python-rapidjson>=0.0.6',
+    'python-rapidjson>=0.0.8',
     'logstats>=0.2.1',
     'flask>=0.10.1',
     'flask-restful~=0.3.0',