diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-syntax: regexp
+-syntax: regexp
 
 \.pyc$
 \.pyo$
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setup(
     ],
     install_requires=[
         'keyring>=0.3',
-        'mercurial_extension_utils>=1.2.0',
+        'mercurial_extension_utils>=1.3.6',
     ],
     zip_safe=True,
 )