diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a4266c06..e172f015 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ where=src
 [options.extras_require]
 server =
     # These dependecies are made optional to make it easier to build extensions
-    dirac ~=8.1.0a0
+    dirac ~=9.0.0a0
     DIRACWebAppResources ~=1.0
 testing =
     autopep8 ==1.3.3