diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0aea744f45d87c155bc98a1259ef31210434f30d..ff76ba9621da17adb041922d5be3f30f1b33f6d1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 package_dir = os.path.join(package_dir, 'xbob', 'io', 'base', 'include')
 include_dirs = [package_dir]
 
-packages = ['bob-io >= 1.2.2']
+packages = ['bob-io >= 2.0.0a2']
 version = '2.0.0a0'
 
 # Check if python-imaging means pil or pillow