diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index da5ce5f8..09895412 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ python-heatclient>=0.2.3
 python-keystoneclient>=0.4.1
 PyYAML>=3.1.0
 six>=1.4.1
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.7.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,<=0.8.99,>=0.9.7,<=0.9.99
 sqlalchemy-migrate>=0.8.2
 WebOb>=1.2.3,<1.3
 WSME>=0.5b6