diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ba3c0eab..7aa33b846 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 numpy == 1.8.2
-sympy == 0.7.6.1
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+sympy == 1.0
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/checks/sympyChecker.py b/src/main/resources/checks/sympyChecker.py
index 1fbe2ec38..c3c0f39f1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/checks/sympyChecker.py
+++ b/src/main/resources/checks/sympyChecker.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion, StrictVersion
 
 output = open('sympyVersion.tmp', 'w')
-output.write(str(LooseVersion(sympy.__version__) >= LooseVersion("1.0")))
+output.write(str(LooseVersion(sympy.__version__) >= LooseVersion("1.0.1")))