diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e5ec06..46b7ed7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v0.7.1 (2025-07-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+- cap sqlalchemy version to 1.x
+
 ## v0.7.0 (2025-07-06)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad78d53..1a2f14a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "Sideshow"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Case/Special Order Tracker"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ classifiers = [
 license = {text = "GNU General Public License v3+"}
 requires-python = ">= 3.8"
 dependencies = [
+        "SQLAlchemy<2",         # TODO: should allow 2.x
         "WuttaWeb>=0.22.0",
 ]