diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b9843a..6e020cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     description='Plugin for remotely running fabric tasks and commands',
     install_requires=[
         'cloudify-plugins-common>=3.4',
+        'paramiko==1.18.3',
         'fabric==1.13.1',
-        'paramiko==2.1.2',
         'six>=1.8.0',
     ]
 )