diff --git a/extra/requirements_optional.txt b/extra/requirements_optional.txt
index afdb6e6af..283101cca 100644
--- a/extra/requirements_optional.txt
+++ b/extra/requirements_optional.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ opencc-python-reimplemented; sys_platform == 'win32'
 plexapi
 PyChromecast
 #python-magic # WIP
-pypresence
+pypresence>=4.4.0
 setproctitle
 tekore
 tidalapi
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bde48cca3..e43ba2751 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ keyboard;                    sys_platform == 'win32'
 lynxtray;                    sys_platform == 'win32'
 opencc;                      sys_platform != 'win32' # optional
 opencc-python-reimplemented; sys_platform == 'win32' # optional
-pypresence # optional
+pypresence>=4.4.0 # optional
 tekore # optional
 natsort # optional
 PyChromecast # optional