diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ff05cf0..9072955 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SystemRequirements: pandoc, C++14
 Imports: stats, utils, Rcpp (>= 0.12.16), desc
 Suggests:
     rstan (>= 2.17.2),
-    usethis (>= 1.3.0),
+    usethis (>= 1.5.1),
     testthat (>= 2.0.0),
     knitr,
     pkgbuild,