diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d936b5..bd51c74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ app.run()
 
 ### Redis
 
-via `aioredis>=2.0.0`.
+via `redis>=4.4.0`.
 
 ```python3
 app = Quart(__name__)
diff --git a/quart_session/sessions.py b/quart_session/sessions.py
index acd6cf0..7cb5823 100644
--- a/quart_session/sessions.py
+++ b/quart_session/sessions.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class RedisSessionInterface(SessionInterface):
             for connection pool examples).
         """
         if self.backend is None:
-            import aioredis
+            from redis import asyncio as aioredis
             uri = self._config.get('SESSION_URI', 'redis://localhost')
             self.backend = await aioredis.from_url(
                 uri, encoding="utf-8", decode_responses=True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc87145..e9ab570 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup(
     extras_require={
         "dotenv": ["python-dotenv"],
         "mongodb": ["motor>=2.5.1"],
-        "redis": ["aioredis>=2.0.0"]
+        "redis": ["redis>=4.4.0"]
     },
     classifiers=[
         'Environment :: Web Environment',