diff --git a/lib/battleschool/__init__.py b/lib/battleschool/__init__.py
index 924028e..2ada081 100644
--- a/lib/battleschool/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/battleschool/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.5.0'
+__version__ = '0.5.1'
 __author__ = 'Spencer Gibb'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dde0896..ac12412 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@
       url='http://spencer.gibb.us',
       download_url='https://github.com/spencergibb/battleschool/releases',
       license='Apache License, Version 2.0',
-      install_requires=['ansible', 'jinja2', 'pyyaml'],  # added jinja2 and pyyaml to fix installs under homebrew pip
+      # added jinja2 and pyyaml to fix installs under homebrew pip
+      install_requires=[
+          'ansible <= 1.8.4',
+          'jinja2',
+          'pyyaml'
+      ],
       classifiers=[
           "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
           "Environment :: Console",