diff --git a/rhodecode/__init__.py b/rhodecode/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ requirements = [
     "SQLAlchemy==0.7.4",
     "Mako==0.5.0",
     "pygments>=1.4",
-    "whoosh<1.8",
+    "whoosh<2.4",
     "celery>=2.2.5,<2.3",
     "babel",
     "python-dateutil>=1.5.0,<2.0.0",