diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify/sendgrid.py b/homeassistant/components/notify/sendgrid.py
index ac3fc3deaab..6811fdbd55b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify/sendgrid.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify/sendgrid.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.notify import (
     ATTR_TITLE, DOMAIN, BaseNotificationService)
 from homeassistant.helpers import validate_config
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['sendgrid>=1.6.0,<1.7.0']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['sendgrid==3.0.7']
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -24,27 +24,50 @@ def get_service(hass, config):
     api_key = config['api_key']
     sender = config['sender']
     recipient = config['recipient']
+
     return SendgridNotificationService(api_key, sender, recipient)
 
 
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class SendgridNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
-    """Implement the notification service for email via Sendgrid."""
+    """Implementation the notification service for email via Sendgrid."""
 
     def __init__(self, api_key, sender, recipient):
         """Initialize the service."""
+        from sendgrid import SendGridAPIClient
+
         self.api_key = api_key
         self.sender = sender
         self.recipient = recipient
 
-        from sendgrid import SendGridClient
-        self._sg = SendGridClient(self.api_key)
+        self._sg = SendGridAPIClient(apikey=self.api_key)
 
     def send_message(self, message='', **kwargs):
         """Send an email to a user via SendGrid."""
         subject = kwargs.get(ATTR_TITLE)
 
-        from sendgrid import Mail
-        mail = Mail(from_email=self.sender, to=self.recipient,
-                    html=message, text=message, subject=subject)
-        self._sg.send(mail)
+        data = {
+            "personalizations": [
+                {
+                    "to": [
+                        {
+                            "email": self.recipient
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "subject": subject
+                }
+            ],
+            "from": {
+                "email": self.sender
+            },
+            "content": [
+                {
+                    "type": "text/plain",
+                    "value": message
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        response = self._sg.client.mail.send.post(request_body=data)
+        if response.status_code is not 202:
+            _LOGGER.error('Unable to send notification with SendGrid')
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 2a230c55d6c..3ec4fc3712f 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ schiene==0.17
 scsgate==0.1.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.notify.sendgrid
-sendgrid>=1.6.0,<1.7.0
+sendgrid==3.0.7
 
 # homeassistant.components.notify.slack
 slacker==0.9.24