diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1b6e64f68..5e5235379 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def run(self):
                       'matplotlib',
                       'msmtools',
                       'thermotools>=0.1.14',
-                      'bhmm<0.6',
+                      'bhmm<0.7',
                       'joblib==0.8.4',
                       'pyyaml',
                       'psutil>=3.1.1',
diff --git a/tools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/tools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 025034507..bc6bfcf9d 100644
--- a/tools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/tools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools
     - cython >=0.20
 
-    - bhmm <0.6
+    - bhmm <0.7
     - joblib ==0.8.4
     - matplotlib
     - mdtraj >=1.5
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ requirements:
   run:
     - python
     - setuptools
-    - bhmm <0.6
+    - bhmm <0.7
     - joblib ==0.8.4
     - matplotlib
     - mdtraj >=1.5