diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b74f94bbb9..bba5c7209c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Evennia dependencies, for Linux/Mac platforms
 
-django >= 1.7
+django >= 1.7, < 1.8
 twisted >= 12.0
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow