diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 15f9ddf..00202d7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mautrix>=0.8.12,<0.9
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
-SQLAlchemy>=1,<2
+SQLAlchemy>=1,<1.4
 alembic>=1,<2
 commonmark>=0.9,<1
 ruamel.yaml>=0.15.35,<0.17