diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 8bbd132419..decfa25997 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sqlalchemy-migrate>=0.7.2
 python-novaclient
 PasteDeploy==1.5.0
 routes==1.12.3
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.7.9
+SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<0.7.99
 WebOb==1.2.3
 python-keystoneclient
 python-memcached