diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2a54dd7..b2235b2 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=users/eevans/python-boto3.git;
 
 Package: python-boto3
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python-botocore (>= 1.4.1), python-requests, python-six
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python-botocore (>= 1.6.6), python-requests, python-six
 Description: Python interface to Amazon's Web Services - Python 2.x
  Boto is the Amazon Web Services interface for Python.  It allows developers
  to write software that makes use of Amazon services like S3 and EC2. Boto
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Description: Python interface to Amazon's Web Services - Python 2.x
 
 Package: python3-boto3
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}, python3-botocore (>= 1.4.1), python3-requests, python3-six
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python3:Depends}, python3-botocore (>= 1.6.6), python3-requests, python3-six
 Description: Python interface to Amazon's Web Services - Python 3.x
  Boto is the Amazon Web Services interface for Python.  It allows developers
  to write software that makes use of Amazon services like S3 and EC2. Boto