diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d98500f..a5c8471 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ setup(
     version = '0.1',
     packages = find_packages(),
     package_data = { '': 'data' },
-    install_requires=['SQLAlchemy>=0.5.1', 'whoosh>=0.3.0b1'],
+    install_requires=['SQLAlchemy>=0.5.1', 'whoosh==0.3.0b5'],
 
     entry_points = {
         'console_scripts': [