diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 777c5c9..13dba44 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pymysql==0.6.7
+pymysql==1.1.1
 mysql-replication>=0.8
 blinker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 76a4318..96f7608
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     ],
     packages=find_packages(exclude=(TESTS_DIRECTORY,)),
     install_requires=[
-        'PyMySQL==0.6.7',
+        'PyMySQL==1.1.1',
         'mysql-replication>=0.8',
         'blinker',
     ] + python_version_specific_requires,