diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 55f0748..791e23c 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pytest-pythonpath>=0.3
 tox>=1.8.0
 eth-testrpc>=0.8.0
 ethereum-tester-client>=1.0.0
-py-geth>=1.1.0
+py-geth>=1.2.0
 ethereum>=1.5.2
 secp256k1>=0.13.1
 rlp>=0.4.6