diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bfc16337e18b..3e128eec7e55 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 # This is a bit jank. We need cx-Freeze to be able to run anything from this script, so install it
 try:
-    requirement = 'cx-Freeze>=6.15.16,<7'
+    requirement = 'cx-Freeze>=7.0.0'
     import pkg_resources
     try:
         pkg_resources.require(requirement)
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ def finalize_options(self):
 
 
 # Override cx_Freeze's build_exe command for pre and post build steps
-class BuildExeCommand(cx_Freeze.command.build_exe.BuildEXE):
-    user_options = cx_Freeze.command.build_exe.BuildEXE.user_options + [
+class BuildExeCommand(cx_Freeze.command.build_exe.build_exe):
+    user_options = cx_Freeze.command.build_exe.build_exe.user_options + [
         ('yes', 'y', 'Answer "yes" to all questions.'),
         ('extra-data=', None, 'Additional files to add.'),
     ]