diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fb3f24d535..eaaad56883 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 install_reqs = [
     'appdirs', 'colorama>=0.3.3', 'jinja2',
     'sh>=1.10; sys_platform!="nt"',
-    'pep517<0.7.0', 'toml',
+    'pep517', 'toml',
 ]
 # (pep517 and toml are used by pythonpackage.py)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pythonpackage_basic.py b/tests/test_pythonpackage_basic.py
index 63c4003f72..b05344b56b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pythonpackage_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_pythonpackage_basic.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_venv(self):
             ])
             subprocess.check_output([
                 os.path.join(test_dir, "venv", "bin", "pip"),
-                "install", "-U", "pep517<0.7.0"
+                "install", "-U", "pep517"
             ])
             subprocess.check_output([
                 os.path.join(test_dir, "venv", "bin", "pip"),