diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 10fbf04..dc771c2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-python_irodsclient==1.1.1
+python_irodsclient==2.0.0
 enum34
 six
 humanize>=0.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 341724c..4b3aa07 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     author_email="yoda@uu.nl",
     description=('Client-side tools for Yoda / iRODS'),
     install_requires=[
-        'python-irodsclient==1.1.1',
+        'python-irodsclient==2.0.0',
         'enum34',
         'six',
         'humanize>=0.5',