diff --git a/pottery/__init__.py b/pottery/__init__.py
index ce3118a5..39552089 100644
--- a/pottery/__init__.py
+++ b/pottery/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 __title__ = 'pottery'
-__version__ = '0.68'
+__version__ = '0.69'
 __description__, __long_description__ = (
     s.strip() for s in __doc__.split(sep='\n\n', maxsplit=1)
 )
diff --git a/requirements-to-freeze.txt b/requirements-to-freeze.txt
index 8fec3da2..8ebcb494 100644
--- a/requirements-to-freeze.txt
+++ b/requirements-to-freeze.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 
-redis>=3.0.0
+redis>=3.4.0
 mmh3
 
 isort