diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b0f399dd..d1a37a1a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ try:
         'mock',
         'itsdangerous',
         'pytz',
-        'six>=1.4.1',
         'oauthlib==0.5.0',
         'unidecode',
 
+        # PLEASE change this when we can; a dependency is forcing us to set this
+        # specific number and it is breaking setup.py develop
+        'six==1.5.2'
+
         ## Annoying.  Please remove once we can!  We only indirectly
         ## use pbr, and currently it breaks things, presumably till
         ## their next release.