diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 141f742e9..bdfd52ba7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # extension 'brotlipy' on PyPy
 brotli==1.0.7; platform_python_implementation != "PyPy"
 brotlipy==0.7.0; platform_python_implementation == "PyPy"
-unicodedata2==11.0.0; python_version < '3.7' and platform_python_implementation != "PyPy"
+unicodedata2==12.0.0; python_version < '3.8' and platform_python_implementation != "PyPy"
 scipy==1.2.1; platform_python_implementation != "PyPy" and python_version < '3.5'  # pyup: ignore
 scipy==1.3.0; platform_python_implementation != "PyPy" and python_version >= '3.5'
 munkres==1.0.12; platform_python_implementation == "PyPy" and python_version < '3.5'  # pyup: ignore
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f3ed6bfc5..b2e5aac55 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ extras_require = {
 	# which varies between python versions and may be outdated.
 	"unicode": [
 		# the unicodedata2 extension module doesn't work on PyPy.
-		# Python 3.7 already has Unicode 11, so the backport is not needed.
+		# Python 3.8 already has Unicode 12, so the backport is not needed.
 		(
-			"unicodedata2 >= 11.0.0; "
-			"python_version < '3.7' and platform_python_implementation != 'PyPy'"
+			"unicodedata2 >= 12.0.0; "
+			"python_version < '3.8' and platform_python_implementation != 'PyPy'"
 		),
 	],
 	# for graphite type tables in ttLib/tables (Silf, Glat, Gloc)