diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 227153c619..6e3f387dc4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
 eventlet>=0.13.0
 kombu>=2.4.8
 Routes>=1.12.3,!=2.0