diff --git a/ecs_deploy/__init__.py b/ecs_deploy/__init__.py
index 5e24815..a05e3e3 100644
--- a/ecs_deploy/__init__.py
+++ b/ecs_deploy/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.8.0'
+VERSION = '1.9.0'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb11b0a..1c8393a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def readme():
         return f.read()
 
 
-dependencies = ['click<7.0.0', 'botocore', 'boto3>=1.4.7', 'future', 'requests']
+dependencies = ['click<7.0.0', 'botocore>=1.12.0', 'boto3>=1.4.7', 'future', 'requests']
 
 setup(
     name='ecs-deploy',