diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8e0af3cc3..09dd74496 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ plac
 six
 ujson
 cloudpickle
-sputnik>=0.9.0,<0.10.0
+sputnik>=0.9.2,<0.10.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e646cc0f8..176434151 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def setup_package():
             ext_modules=ext_modules,
             install_requires=['numpy', 'murmurhash>=0.26,<0.27', 'cymem>=1.30,<1.32.0', 'preshed>=0.46.1,<0.47',
                               'thinc>=5.0.0,<5.1.0', 'plac', 'six',
-                              'ujson', 'cloudpickle', 'sputnik>=0.9.0,<0.10.0'],
+                              'ujson', 'cloudpickle', 'sputnik>=0.9.2,<0.10.0'],
             cmdclass = {
                 'build_ext': build_ext_subclass},
         )