diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 306e5435c..b0148b4f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ UNRELEASED
 - fix issue425: mention at end of "py.test -h" that --markers
   and --fixtures work according to specified test path (or current dir)
 
+- fix issue413: exceptions with unicode attributes are now printed
+  correctly also on python2 and with pytest-xdist runs. (the fix
+  requires py-1.4.20)
 
 2.5.1
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6c1804015..fd579e06d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers=['Development Status :: 6 - Mature',
 
 long_description = open("README.rst").read()
 def main():
-    install_requires = ["py>=1.4.19"]
+    install_requires = ["py>=1.4.20.dev2"]
     if sys.version_info < (2,7):
         install_requires.append("argparse")
     if sys.platform == "win32":