diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1fbe4b0..1d0b1be 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ packages = find:
 zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-        SpiNNFrontEndCommon == 1!7.1.1
+        SpiNNFrontEndCommon == 1!7.3.0
         matplotlib
 
 [options.packages.find]