diff --git a/amqp.gemspec b/amqp.gemspec
index c97b9cc3..63eb3e61 100755
--- a/amqp.gemspec
+++ b/amqp.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   # Dependencies
   s.add_dependency "eventmachine"
-  s.add_dependency "amq-client",   ">= 0.9.0.pre1"
+  s.add_dependency "amq-client",   "~> 0.9.0.pre2"
   s.add_dependency "amq-protocol", "~> 0.8.4"
 
   begin