diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index a856a23..2cb68f8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule Spotter.MixProject do
     [
       app: :spotter,
       version: @version,
-      elixir: "~> 1.6",
+      elixir: "~> 1.7",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       description: description(),
       package: package(),