diff --git a/ibm_i/setup.py b/ibm_i/setup.py
index 09e79598849e5..c3c0c5ce9ef6f 100644
--- a/ibm_i/setup.py
+++ b/ibm_i/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def get_dependencies():
         return f.readlines()
 
 
-CHECKS_BASE_REQ = 'datadog-checks-base>=11.2.0'
+CHECKS_BASE_REQ = 'datadog-checks-base>=21.0.0'
 
 
 setup(
diff --git a/kafka_consumer/setup.py b/kafka_consumer/setup.py
index eeea46dbcde3d..e9af490652522 100644
--- a/kafka_consumer/setup.py
+++ b/kafka_consumer/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_dependencies():
         return f.readlines()
 
 
-CHECKS_BASE_REQ = 'datadog-checks-base>=11.8.0'
+CHECKS_BASE_REQ = 'datadog-checks-base>=15.3.0'
 
 setup(
     name='datadog-kafka_consumer',