diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f8169691..e96fe71e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
         configuration=configuration,
         install_requires=[
-            "six>=%s" % '.'.join(str(d) for d in DEPENDENCIES['six'])
+            "six>=%s" % DEPENDENCIES['six']
         ],
         packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=['doc']),
         include_package_data=True,
-        zip_safe=False, # the package can run out of an .egg file
+        zip_safe=False,  # the package can run out of an .egg file
 
         entry_points={
             'console_scripts': ['skivi = skimage.scripts.skivi:main'],