diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ requirements = [
         "Beaker==1.5.4",
         "WebHelpers>=1.2",
         "formencode==1.2.4",
-        "SQLAlchemy>=0.7.2,<0.8",
-        "Mako>=0.4.2",
+        "SQLAlchemy==0.7.3",
+        "Mako==0.5.0",
         "pygments>=1.4",
         "mercurial>=1.9,<2.0",
         "whoosh<1.8",