diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index ffb7fbf6..ba4718df 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ This change log is used to track all major changes to Mopidy.
 v0.9.0 (in development)
 =======================
 
+**Dependencies**
+
+- pyspotify >= 1.9, < 1.10 is now required for Spotify support.
+
 **Multiple backends support**
 
 Support for using the local and Spotify backends simultaneously have for a very
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
index fa6feb99..141656cc 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues?labels=Spotify+backend
 **Dependencies:**
 
 - libspotify >= 12, < 13 (libspotify12 package from apt.mopidy.com)
-- pyspotify >= 1.8, < 1.9 (python-spotify package from apt.mopidy.com)
+- pyspotify >= 1.9, < 1.10 (python-spotify package from apt.mopidy.com)
 
 **Settings:**
 
diff --git a/requirements/spotify.txt b/requirements/spotify.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pyspotify >= 1.9, < 1.10