diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 99e30c2a2..2fdffd1a7 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
     [
       app: :pleroma,
       version: version("0.9.0"),
-      elixir: "~> 1.4",
+      elixir: "~> 1.7",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       compilers: [:phoenix, :gettext] ++ Mix.compilers(),
       elixirc_options: [warnings_as_errors: true],