diff --git a/backfiller/setup.py b/backfiller/setup.py
index 350117e..3d5d7d2 100644
--- a/backfiller/setup.py
+++ b/backfiller/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
 		"python-dateutil",
diff --git a/common/setup.py b/common/setup.py
index 43818fc..ae2a724 100644
--- a/common/setup.py
+++ b/common/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ setup(
 	version = "0.0.0",
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client",
 	],
diff --git a/cutter/setup.py b/cutter/setup.py
index 0b6cb31..0483c07 100644
--- a/cutter/setup.py
+++ b/cutter/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/downloader/setup.py b/downloader/setup.py
index e290e6d..2928579 100644
--- a/downloader/setup.py
+++ b/downloader/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setup(
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
 		"python-dateutil",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client==0.7.1", # locked version as we rely on internals
 		"requests",
diff --git a/playlist_manager/setup.py b/playlist_manager/setup.py
index c27e720..febd9ed 100644
--- a/playlist_manager/setup.py
+++ b/playlist_manager/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/restreamer/setup.py b/restreamer/setup.py
index 2c04944..9770ac9 100644
--- a/restreamer/setup.py
+++ b/restreamer/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup(
 		"argh",
 		"python-dateutil",
 		"flask",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"wubloader-common",
diff --git a/segment_coverage/setup.py b/segment_coverage/setup.py
index 7daf6ce..8f321b6 100644
--- a/segment_coverage/setup.py
+++ b/segment_coverage/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		'argh',
-		'gevent==1.5a2',
+		'gevent',
 		'matplotlib',
 		'numpy',
 		'psycogreen',
diff --git a/sheetsync/setup.py b/sheetsync/setup.py
index 7d82aa7..5627eb7 100644
--- a/sheetsync/setup.py
+++ b/sheetsync/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"prometheus-client==0.7.1", # locked version as we rely on internals
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/thrimshim/setup.py b/thrimshim/setup.py
index acd1ea3..364c47f 100644
--- a/thrimshim/setup.py
+++ b/thrimshim/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setup(
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
 		"flask",
-		"gevent==1.5a2",
+		"gevent",
 		"google-auth",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",