diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1d13521..b957f53 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 alembic (0.8.7-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Added python{3,}-editor to build depends
+  * Bump required version of python{3,}-sqlalchemy to 1.0
 
  -- Ondřej Nový <onovy@debian.org>  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:57:02 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2ae0c92..daa4143 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ Build-Depends-Indep: python-editor,
                      python-mako,
                      python-mock,
                      python-pytest,
-                     python-sqlalchemy,
+                     python-sqlalchemy (>= 1.0),
                      python3-editor,
                      python3-mako,
                      python3-mock,
                      python3-pytest,
-                     python3-sqlalchemy,
+                     python3-sqlalchemy (>= 1.0),
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/openstack/alembic.git
 Vcs-Git: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/openstack/alembic.git