diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1d5ca55a..d8d3e959 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ networkx>=2.5.1,<2.6
 python-dateutil
 PyYAML>=3.1.0 # MIT
 six>=1.9.0
-stevedore>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
+stevedore<5.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 ujson>=1.35 # BSD License
 yaql>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0