diff --git a/aws_utils/utils.py b/aws_utils/utils.py
index b8e89b9..37658eb 100644
--- a/aws_utils/utils.py
+++ b/aws_utils/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import boto
 
-
 try:
     import configparser
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1cf7974..127fdda 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
     'boto>=2.38.0',# need to stay in this version as sqs.get_queue function stops working when we upgrade
     'boto3>=1.2.3',
-    'smart_open==1.3.2',# smart open must be 1.3.2 because in 1.3.3 onward the gzip write functionality has been removed
+    'smart_open==1.3.3'# smart open must be within this range
     'dateutils>=0.6.6',
     'retrying>=1.3.3'
 ]