diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b36de5fedbb..da67731aa19 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
 
         if 'd' not in sys.abiflags:
             ext = Extension('xxlimited', ['xxlimited.c'],
-                            define_macros=[('Py_LIMITED_API', '0x03040000')])
+                            define_macros=[('Py_LIMITED_API', '0x03050000')])
             self.extensions.append(ext)
 
         return missing