diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 76dfbb4424..1772a467e0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires =
     scipy~=1.4  # requires numpy, which is required by pyhf and tensorflow
     click~=7.0  # for console scripts
-    tqdm~=4.25  # for readxml
+    tqdm~=4.56  # for readxml
     jsonschema~=3.2  # for utils
     jsonpatch~=1.23
     pyyaml~=5.1  # for parsing CLI equal-delimited options