--- ./setup.py	2020-07-03 21:21:01.000000000 -0400
+++ ./setup.py	2020-07-06 12:24:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     'intervaltree >= 2.1.0',
     'IPython',
     'librosa >= 0.6.2',
-    'numba == 0.48.0',  # temporary fix for librosa import
+    'numba >= 0.48.0',  # temporary fix for librosa import
     'numpy',
     'pandas >= 0.18.1',
     'pretty_midi >= 0.2.6',
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@
     ],
     keywords='note_seq note sequences',
     packages=find_packages(),
+    # fix issue DistutilsError('the `allow-hosts` option is not supported '
     install_requires=REQUIRED_PACKAGES,
-    setup_requires=['pytest-runner', 'pytest-pylint'],
+    # setup_requires=['pytest-runner', 'pytest-pylint'],
     tests_require=[
         'pytest >= 5.2.0',
-        'pytest-xdist < 1.30.0',  # 1.30 has problems working with pylint plugin
+        'pytest-xdist',  # 1.30 has problems working with pylint plugin
         'pylint >= 2.4.2',
     ],
 )