diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0944b041..f4d1b709 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def readme():
             'jsonschema>=2.0, <=3.2.0',
             'jsonref==0.2',
             'click; python_version>="3.0.0"',
-            'click < 8.0.0; python_version=="2.7"'
+            'click < 9.0.0; python_version=="2.7"'
       ],
       zip_safe=False,
       entry_points = {