diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9492349a4..cee737e7a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ include_package_data = True
 
 [options.extras_require]
 spike2 =
-    sonpy >=1.8.5
+    sonpy >=1.7.5
 acq =
     bioread >=1.0.5
 mat=