diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 96563450..0700c172 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 numpy
 psutil
 pyqt5
-zmq
+pyzmq
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f37c4a19..54192408 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def read_long_description():
 # import generate_ui
 # generate_ui.gen # pyuic5 is not included in all python3-pyqt5 packages (e.g. ubuntu), therefore do not regenerate UI here
 
-install_requires = ["numpy", "psutil", "zmq"]
+install_requires = ["numpy", "psutil", "pyzmq"]
 try:
     import PyQt5
 except ImportError: