diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 3742a25b3..7817b0cd9 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "signedjson>=1.0.0": ["signedjson>=1.0.0"],
     "pynacl==0.3.0": ["nacl==0.3.0", "nacl.bindings"],
     "service_identity>=1.0.0": ["service_identity>=1.0.0"],
-    "Twisted>=15.1.0": ["twisted>=15.1.0"],
+    "Twisted>=16.0.0": ["twisted>=16.0.0"],
     "pyopenssl>=0.14": ["OpenSSL>=0.14"],
     "pyyaml": ["yaml"],
     "pyasn1": ["pyasn1"],