diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e0217f858..a5db71dd5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ pathlib
 numpy>=1.7
 cymem>=1.30,<1.32
 preshed>=1.0.0,<2.0.0
-thinc>=6.2.0,<6.3.0
+thinc>=6.5.0,<6.6.0
 murmurhash>=0.26,<0.27
 plac<0.9.3
 six
 ujson>=1.35
-cloudpickle
 sputnik>=0.9.2,<0.10.0
 dill>=0.2,<0.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0cbcfb806..26f395ea5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -236,10 +236,9 @@ def setup_package():
                 'murmurhash>=0.26,<0.27',
                 'cymem>=1.30,<1.32',
                 'preshed>=1.0.0,<2.0.0',
-                'thinc>=6.2.0,<6.3.0',
+                'thinc>=6.5.0,<6.6.0',
                 'plac<0.9.3',
                 'six',
-                'cloudpickle',
                 'pathlib',
                 'sputnik>=0.9.2,<0.10.0',
                 'ujson>=1.35',