diff --git a/bear-requirements.txt b/bear-requirements.txt
index 8d6a60a46f..6f33187a0b 100644
--- a/bear-requirements.txt
+++ b/bear-requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libclang-py3~=3.4.0
 lxml>=1.0,<4.4.0
 memento-client~=0.6.1
 munkres~=1.1.2
-mypy==0.590
+mypy>=0.590
 nbformat~=4.1
 nltk~=3.2
 proselint~=0.7.0
diff --git a/bear-requirements.yaml b/bear-requirements.yaml
index d168d4535c..d8c8d882e8 100644
--- a/bear-requirements.yaml
+++ b/bear-requirements.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pip_requirements:
   munkres:
     version: ~=1.1.2
   mypy:
-    version: ==0.590
+    version: >=0.590
   nbformat:
     version: ~=4.1
   nltk:
diff --git a/bears/python/MypyBear.py b/bears/python/MypyBear.py
index 3381f4f490..70efa50c7c 100644
--- a/bears/python/MypyBear.py
+++ b/bears/python/MypyBear.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class MypyBear:
 
     LANGUAGES = {'Python', 'Python 2', 'Python 3'}
     AUTHORS = {'Petr Viktorin'}
-    REQUIREMENTS = {PipRequirement('mypy', '==0.590')}
+    REQUIREMENTS = {PipRequirement('mypy', '>=0.590')}
     AUTHORS_EMAILS = {'encukou@gmail.com'}
     LICENSE = 'AGPL-3.0'
     ASCIINEMA_URL = 'https://asciinema.org/a/90736'