diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2180d724..5ddda45f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-cython>=0.19
-matplotlib>=1.0
+cython>=0.19.2
+matplotlib>=1.1
 numpy>=1.6
 scipy>=0.9
 six>=1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56f0039d..ffbb7e6f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -117,9 +117,8 @@ def check_requirements():
                 dep_error = True
 
         if dep_error:
-            print('***********', package_version)
             raise ImportError('You need `%s` version %d.%d or later.' \
-                              % ((package_name, ) + min_version))
+                              % ((package_name, ) + min_version[:2]))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":