diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a02bc1532..d03695869 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.12.2',
     install_requires=[
-        'lmdb>=1.4.1',
+        'lmdb==1.8.1',
         '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',