diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pytest>=2.7.0,<4.0
 pytest-runner
-pytest-sugar>=0.7.0,<1.0.0
+pytest-sugar>=0.7.0
 pytest-catchlog
 WebTest<2 # this is also a Pylons dependency and pinned in setup.py to avoid version conflicts for WebOb
 mock