diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c65a794645..7984d2d662 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
   python_requires="~=3.6",
   install_requires = [
     'requests>=2.19.1',
-    'six>=1.11.0',
-    'securesystemslib>=0.18.0'
+    'securesystemslib>=0.18.0',
+    'six>=1.11.0'
   ],
   packages = find_packages(exclude=['tests']),
   scripts = [