diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 572856a..6f54eda 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     url="https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape-foundry",
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "eth-ape>=0.8.12,<0.9",
+        "eth-ape>=0.8.21,<0.9",
         "ethpm-types>=0.6.19,<0.7",
         "eth_pydantic_types>=0.1.3,<0.2",
         "evm-trace>=0.2.3,<0.3",