diff --git a/tl-dev-1.rockspec b/tl-dev-1.rockspec
index b531e49c1..9e2516c76 100644
--- a/tl-dev-1.rockspec
+++ b/tl-dev-1.rockspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = {
    -- this is really an optional dependency if you're running Lua 5.3,
    -- but if you're using LuaRocks, pulling it shouldn't be too much
    -- trouble anyway.
-   "compat53",
+   "compat53 >= 0.11",
 
    -- needed for the cli tool
    "argparse",