diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb34f2bf8..05da352ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - python3-gi
 - python3-gi-cairo
 - gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>=3.22)
-- python3-nbxmpp
+- python3-nbxmpp (>=0.6.9,<0.7.0)
 - python3-openssl (>=0.14)
 - python3-cssutils (>=1.0.2)
 - python3-keyring
diff --git a/gajim/gajim.py b/gajim/gajim.py
index 60e817f2c..e528716e5 100644
--- a/gajim/gajim.py
+++ b/gajim/gajim.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
 # Install _() in namespace
 from gajim.common import i18n
 
-_MIN_NBXMPP_VER = "0.6.8"
+_MIN_NBXMPP_VER = "0.6.9"
 _MIN_GTK_VER = "3.22.0"
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bfec00edd..ddf54ca09 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test_suite = test
 install_requires =
     cssutils>=1.0.2
     keyring
-    nbxmpp>=0.6.8,<0.7.0
+    nbxmpp>=0.6.9,<0.7.0
     precis-i18n>=1.0.0
     pyOpenSSL>=0.12