diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 18580118..67d9ddf1 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bashate >= 0.2
+bashate < 1.0.0
 PyYAML >= 3.1.0
 yamllint >= 0.5.2
 # The following are for py27 and py35