diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 43fc1c8..da771f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     python_requires=">=3.6",
     install_requires=[
         "torch>=1.4",
-        "editdistance==0.6.2",
+        "editdistance==0.8",
         "transformers>=4.0.0",
         "spacy>=3.0.0",
     ],