diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
index 2d63dfb4477..d25ce9bb4de 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ if sys.version_info[0] != 3 or sys.version_info[1] < 9:
 
 milc_version = __VERSION__.split('.')
 
-if int(milc_version[0]) < 2 and int(milc_version[1]) < 4:
+if int(milc_version[0]) < 2 and int(milc_version[1]) < 9:
     requirements = Path('requirements.txt').resolve()
 
     _eprint(f'Your MILC library is too old! Please upgrade: python3 -m pip install -U -r {str(requirements)}')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fbee51ee575..68b05d64e62 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dotty-dict
 hid
 hjson
 jsonschema>=4
-milc>=1.4.2
+milc>=1.9.0
 pygments
 pyserial
 pyusb