diff --git a/rhodecode/__init__.py b/rhodecode/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 __version__ = ('.'.join((str(each) for each in VERSION[:3])) +
                '.'.join(VERSION[3:]))
-__dbversion__ = 5  # defines current db version for migrations
+__dbversion__ = 6  # defines current db version for migrations
 __platform__ = platform.system()
 __license__ = 'GPLv3'
 __py_version__ = sys.version_info
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ requirements = [
     "Beaker==1.6.3",
     "WebHelpers==1.3",
     "formencode==1.2.4",
-    "SQLAlchemy==0.7.6",
+    "SQLAlchemy==0.7.8",
     "Mako==0.7.0",
     "pygments>=1.4",
     "whoosh>=2.4.0,<2.5",