diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b1ba0a..35f0171 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ setup(
     # for example:
     # $ pip install -e .[dev,test]
     extras_require={'doc': read_requirements('doc')},
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm<6.0'],  # setuptools_scm>=6.0 doesn't support Python 3.5
+    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],  # setuptools_scm>=6.0 doesn't support Python 3.5
     use_scm_version=True,
 
     # If there are data files included in your packages that need to be