diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4e84a19009..44e1303572 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ python-cinderclient>=1.0.6
 python-heatclient>=0.2.3
 python-ceilometerclient>=1.0.6
 requests>=1.1
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.8.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.9.99
 six>=1.5.2
 WSME>=0.6