diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3e4c2d165..b68fcb3df 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Building on Linux with setuptools
 
     PYVER=<3.6 or 3.7>
     NUMPYVER=<1.16 or 1.17>
-    conda create -n sdc-env -q -y -c intel/label/beta -c defaults -c intel -c conda-forge python=$PYVER numpy=$NUMPYVER numba=0.48.0 pandas=0.25.3 pyarrow=0.15.1 gcc_linux-64 gxx_linux-64
+    conda create -n sdc-env -q -y -c intel/label/beta -c defaults -c intel -c conda-forge python=$PYVER numpy=$NUMPYVER numba=0.48.0 pandas=0.25.3 pyarrow=0.17.0 gcc_linux-64 gxx_linux-64
     source activate sdc-env
     git clone https://github.com/IntelPython/sdc.git
     cd sdc
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Building on Windows with setuptools
 
     set PYVER=<3.6 or 3.7>
     set NUMPYVER=<1.16 or 1.17>
-    conda create -n sdc-env -c intel/label/beta -c defaults -c intel -c conda-forge python=%PYVER% numpy=%NUMPYVER% numba=0.48.0 pandas=0.25.3 pyarrow=0.15.1
+    conda create -n sdc-env -c intel/label/beta -c defaults -c intel -c conda-forge python=%PYVER% numpy=%NUMPYVER% numba=0.48.0 pandas=0.25.3 pyarrow=0.17.0
     conda activate sdc-env
     set INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;%CONDA_PREFIX%\Library\include
     set LIB=%LIB%;%CONDA_PREFIX%\Library\lib
diff --git a/buildscripts/sdc-conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/buildscripts/sdc-conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index ecb8c7ac4..1bf4e2afd 100644
--- a/buildscripts/sdc-conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/buildscripts/sdc-conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% set NUMBA_VERSION = "==0.48" %}
 {% set PANDAS_VERSION = "==0.25.3" %}
-{% set PYARROW_VERSION = "==0.15.1" %}
+{% set PYARROW_VERSION = "==0.17.0" %}
 
 package:
   name: sdc
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 12dd01c0c..460920189 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 numpy>=1.16
 pandas==0.25.3
-pyarrow==0.15.1
+pyarrow==0.17.0
 numba==0.48
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4f7c94ee8..aaa52e96e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def run(self):
       install_requires=[
           'numpy>=1.16',
           'pandas==0.25.3',
-          'pyarrow==0.15.1',
+          'pyarrow==0.17.0',
           'numba>=0.48'
           ],
       cmdclass=sdc_build_commands,