diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9c63d660186e2..91c823fb23dc0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         'alembic>=0.8.2, <0.9.0',
         'cryptography>=1.1.1, <2.0.0',
-        'flask-appbuilder>=1.4.5, <2.0.0',
+        'flask-appbuilder>=1.6.0, <2.0.0',
         'flask-login==0.2.11',
         'flask-migrate>=1.5.1, <2.0.0',
         'flask-script>=2.0.5, <3.0.0',