diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c31ddc154e6..13ad5634f6a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ kombu>=2.4.8
 lxml>=2.3
 netaddr>=0.7.6
 oslo.config>=1.2.0
-oslo.messaging>=1.3.0a9
+oslo.messaging>=1.3.0
 oslo.rootwrap
 paramiko>=1.9.0
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Routes>=1.12.3
 taskflow>=0.1.3,<0.2
 rtslib-fb>=2.1.39
 six>=1.6.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,!=0.9.5,<=0.9.99
 sqlalchemy-migrate>=0.8.2,!=0.8.4
 stevedore>=0.14
 suds>=0.4