diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c2f5be987..b31900415 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 pbr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 
-SQLAlchemy>=1.0.10 # MIT
+SQLAlchemy!=1.1.5,!=1.1.6,!=1.1.7,!=1.1.8,>=1.0.10 # MIT
 debtcollector>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.concurrency>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=3.22.0 # Apache-2.0