diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 24de0fbc2..067ca41b1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _get_plugin_version_dict():
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         "sqlparams>=3.0.0",
-        "dbt-common<2.0",
+        "dbt-common>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
         "dbt-adapters>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
     ],
     extras_require={