diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 420d90ab..a5b52f18 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ try:
         'webtest<2',
         'ConfigObj',
         'Markdown',
-        'sqlalchemy>=0.8.0',
+        'sqlalchemy<0.9.0',
         'sqlalchemy-migrate',
         'mock',
         'itsdangerous',