diff --git a/ci/requirements/py36-min-all-deps.yml b/ci/requirements/py36-min-all-deps.yml
index 297e379bd7b..f8f324bd1ae 100644
--- a/ci/requirements/py36-min-all-deps.yml
+++ b/ci/requirements/py36-min-all-deps.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cartopy=0.17
   - cdms2=3.1
   - cfgrib=0.9
-  - cftime=1.0.0
+  - cftime=1.0.3
   - coveralls
   - dask=1.2
   - distributed=1.27
diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index 9e14120aeb3..d1f0b68cd40 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ What's New
 v0.14.1 (unreleased)
 --------------------
 
+Breaking changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Minimum cftime version is now 1.0.3. By `Deepak Cherian <https://github.com/dcherian>`_.
 
 .. _whats-new.0.14.0: