diff --git a/mmaction/__init__.py b/mmaction/__init__.py
index 7a516d40fc..56da91fbbd 100644
--- a/mmaction/__init__.py
+++ b/mmaction/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from .version import __version__
 
-mmcv_minimum_version = '1.2.6'
+mmcv_minimum_version = '1.3.1'
 mmcv_maximum_version = '1.4.0'
 mmcv_version = digit_version(mmcv.__version__)