diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6fe9bcf..c8de2ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class PublishCommand(Command):
 
 requires = ['SQLAlchemy;python_version>="3.0"',
             'SQLAlchemy<1.1;python_version<"3.0"',
-            'openpyxl<2.5.0', # temporary fix to issue #142
             'tablib>=0.11.4',
+            'openpyxl>2.6.0',  # https://github.com/kennethreitz-archive/records/pull/184#issuecomment-606207851
             'docopt']
 version = '0.5.3'