diff --git a/allensdk/__init__.py b/allensdk/__init__.py
index 06b0bd0c9..c2d3bd295 100644
--- a/allensdk/__init__.py
+++ b/allensdk/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import logging
 
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0'
+__version__ = '2.0.1'
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 93ddc9b72..c3c91a030 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ argschema<2.0.0
 marshmallow==3.0.0rc6
 glymur==0.8.19
 xarray<0.16.0
-hdmf>=1.0.2,<2.0.0
-pynwb>=1.0.2,<2.0.0
+hdmf>=1.6.3,<2.0.0
+pynwb>=1.3.2,<2.0.0
 tables==3.5.1 # pinning this because updates tend to not include wheels immediately
 seaborn<1.0.0
 aiohttp==3.6.2