diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 491d33d..d00be93 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "routes==1.11",
         "SQLAlchemy>=0.5",
         "Pygments>=1.3.0",
-        "webob==1.0.8",
+        "webob==1.8.8",
     ],
     setup_requires=["PasteScript>=1.6.3"],
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup']),