diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ab5c4f21..50a1385b2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.12.2',
     install_requires=[
-                        'lmdb>=1.4.1',
+                        'lmdb==2.3.0',
                         'pysodium>=0.7.17',
                         'blake3>=0.4.1',
                         'msgpack>=1.0.8',
                         'cbor2>=5.6.2',
                         'multidict>=6.0.5',
                         'ordered-set>=4.1.0',
-                        'hio>=0.6.14',
+                        'hio @ git+https://github.com/provenant-dev/hio@v0.6.14-fix1',
                         'multicommand==1.0.0',
                         'jsonschema>=4.21.1',
                         'falcon>=3.1.3',