diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4015b2b31..692067153 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
           "dogpile.cache>=0.5.3",
           "lockfile>=0.9.1",
           "click",
-          "future",
+          "future!=0.16.0",
       ],
       extras_require=dict(
           jira=["jira>=0.22"],