diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7761c9a6..736e6976 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def get_version():
     'html5-parser',
     'lxml',
     'namedlist',
-    'sqlalchemy',
+    'sqlalchemy==1.3.24',
     'tornado==4.5.3',
     'yapsy',
 ]