diff --git a/requirements-py3.txt b/requirements-py3.txt
index 95e94a9b6..d8b838e75 100644
--- a/requirements-py3.txt
+++ b/requirements-py3.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ python-keystoneclient>=0.9.0
 WebOb>=1.2.3
 stevedore>=0.14
 six>=1.7.0
-oslo.config>=1.2.1
+oslo.config>=1.4.0.0a3
 oslo.i18n>=0.1.0  # Apache-2.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,<=0.8.99,>=0.9.7,<=0.9.99
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 17a000188..936437d23 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ python-memcached>=1.48
 WebOb>=1.2.3
 stevedore>=0.14
 six>=1.7.0
-oslo.config>=1.2.1
+oslo.config>=1.4.0.0a3
 oslo.i18n>=0.1.0  # Apache-2.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,<=0.8.99,>=0.9.7,<=0.9.99