diff --git a/dev-python/boto3/boto3-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/boto3/boto3-9999.ebuild
index b92d46498855e..d34a08a45c252 100644
--- a/dev-python/boto3/boto3-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/boto3/boto3-9999.ebuild
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 RDEPEND="
-	>=dev-python/botocore-1.8.20[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	>=dev-python/botocore-1.10.19[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/jmespath[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/s3transfer[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "