diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 18fbcbf..25f005e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         "pydantic>=1.10.1,<2",
-        "py-evm==0.6.1a2",
+        "py-evm==0.7.0a2",
         "eth-utils>=2.1,<3",
         "ethpm-types>=0.5.0,<0.6",
         "msgspec>=0.8",