diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b96794f79102f0c0399e9654c65771d4d882ccd1..2f8a8321eb2393ede9904fb3eab8cfcf66a0bc14 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ IF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
 
   STRING(REGEX REPLACE "-" "_" PY_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
-  ADD_REQUIRED_DEPENDENCY("eigenpy")
+  ADD_REQUIRED_DEPENDENCY("eigenpy >= 1.6.8")
   SET(BOOST_COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS} python)
 ENDIF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)