diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c358948b..b3a9dfcd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _filter_requirements(lines_iter, filter_names=None,
 
 REQ_UPPER_BOUNDS = {
     'bcolz': '<1',
-    'pandas': '<0.20',
+    'pandas': '>=0.22',
     'empyrical': '<0.2.2',
 }