diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0e7503f..5b863cc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
         PyOpenGL
-        SpiNNFrontEndCommon == 1!7.1.1
+        SpiNNFrontEndCommon == 1!7.3.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 test =