diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 32af20e6..f240be68 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def read(filename):
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
     packages=['crate.qa'],
     install_requires=[
-        'crate',
+        'crate>=1.0.0.dev2',
         'cr8>=0.25.0',
         'Cython',
         'asyncpg>=0.21',