diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 504da552d4..ba62c1c105 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Jinja2
 kombu>=2.4.8
 netaddr>=0.7.6
 python-neutronclient>=2.3.5,<3
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
 WebOb>=1.2.3
 python-keystoneclient>=0.9.0
-alembic>=0.4.1
+alembic>=0.6.2
 six>=1.7.0
 stevedore>=0.14
 oslo.config>=1.2.1