diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05131d7..96046b5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-simplejson>=2.0.9
-redis>=2.4.12
-setproctitle>=1.0
+simplejson>3.0
+redis>2.4.12
+setproctitle>1.0
diff --git a/tests/test_stats.py b/tests/test_stats.py
index c49ed1a..b6cf291 100644
--- a/tests/test_stats.py
+++ b/tests/test_stats.py
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ class StatTests(PyResTests):
     def test_incr(self):
         stat_obj = Stat('test_stat', self.resq)
         stat_obj.incr()
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(1)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'1'
         stat_obj.incr()
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(2)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'2'
         stat_obj.incr(2)
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(4)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'4'
     
     def test_decr(self):
         stat_obj = Stat('test_stat', self.resq)
         stat_obj.incr()
         stat_obj.incr()
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(2)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'2'
         stat_obj.decr()
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(1)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'1'
         stat_obj.incr()
         stat_obj.decr(2)
-        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == str(0)
+        assert self.redis.get('resque:stat:test_stat') == b'0'
     
     def test_get(self):
         stat_obj = Stat('test_stat', self.resq)
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ def test_clear(self):
         stat_obj.incr()
         assert self.redis.exists('resque:stat:test_stat')
         stat_obj.clear()
-        assert not self.redis.exists('resque:stat:test_stat')
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+        assert not self.redis.exists('resque:stat:test_stat')