diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4e942ad..2796d2d3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ benchmarks_require = [
     'line-profiler==1.0',
 ]
 
+install_requires = [
+    'rethinkdb~=2.3',  # i.e. a version between 2.3 and 3.0
+    'pysha3>=0.3',
+    'pytz>=2015.7',
+    'cryptoconditions>=0.5.0',
+    'statsd>=3.2.1',
+    'python-rapidjson>=0.0.6',
+    'logstats>=0.2.1',
+    'base58>=0.2.2',
+    'flask>=0.10.1',
+    'flask-restful~=0.3.0',
+    'requests~=2.9',
+    'gunicorn~=19.0',
+    'multipipes~=0.1.0',
+    'bigchaindb-common>=0.0.6',
+]
+
 setup(
     name='BigchainDB',
     version=version['__version__'],
@@ -89,21 +106,7 @@ setup(
             'bigchaindb=bigchaindb.commands.bigchain:main'
         ],
     },
-    install_requires=[
-        'rethinkdb~=2.3',
-        'pysha3==0.3',
-        'pytz==2015.7',
-        'cryptoconditions==0.5.0',
-        'statsd==3.2.1',
-        'python-rapidjson==0.0.6',
-        'logstats==0.2.1',
-        'base58==0.2.2',
-        'flask==0.10.1',
-        'flask-restful~=0.3.0',
-        'requests~=2.9',
-        'gunicorn~=19.0',
-        'multipipes~=0.1.0',
-    ],
+    install_requires=install_requires,
     setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
     tests_require=tests_require,
     extras_require={