diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2e7fcd0d..6e78994f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ bleach==1.4.3
 celery[redis]==4.0.2
 CommonMark==0.7.2
 Eve==0.7.3
-Flask==0.12.2
+Flask==0.12
 Flask-Cache==0.13.1
 Flask-Script==2.0.5
 Flask-Login==0.3.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3c3d8b4a..6c6c1151 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     version='2.0',
     packages=setuptools.find_packages('.', exclude=['test']),
     install_requires=[
-        'Flask>0.12',
+        'Flask>=0.12',
         'Eve>=0.7.3',
         'Flask-Cache>=0.13.1',
         'Flask-Script>=2.0.5',