diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 51bcd60..08c65b9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ zip_safe = False
 install_requires =
     numpy
     scipy
-    spmat==0.0.9
+    spmat<0.1.0
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
 package_dir = = src