diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8bfb62c..c2bd74d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ setup(
 
     packages = find_packages(),
 
+    install_requires = [
+        'SQLAlchemy>=0.6.0',
+        ],
+
     entry_points = {
         'sqlalchemy.dialects' : [
             'sqlbase7 = sqlbase7_sa:base.dialect',