diff --git a/changes/VERSION_COMPAT b/changes/VERSION_COMPAT
index 6a972b71d66bd07d45b28ac844904f45b4be4e4a..f35d01c67fe1252bf4ffe0252f34553d09b7e39d 100644
--- a/changes/VERSION_COMPAT
+++ b/changes/VERSION_COMPAT
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@
 #
 # BEGIN DEPENDENCY LIST -------------------------
 # leap.foo.bar>=x.y.z
-leap.keymanager>=0.4.0
-leap.mail>=0.4.0
-leap.common>=0.4
+leap.mail>=0.4.0  # this is not tagged/released yet
diff --git a/pkg/requirements.pip b/pkg/requirements.pip
index c6174648eb93555964c1d0f89eb9967b6f099e90..c9fc721601b21318c8d733311f5866f403316148 100644
--- a/pkg/requirements.pip
+++ b/pkg/requirements.pip
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ pyzmq
 txzmq
 
 leap.soledad.client>=0.6.0
-leap.keymanager>=0.3.8
-leap.mail>=0.3.9
+leap.keymanager>=0.4.0
+leap.mail>=0.4.0rc1
+leap.common>=0.4.0
 
 # Remove this when u1db fixes its dependency on oauth
 oauth