diff --git a/__pkginfo__.py b/__pkginfo__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ numversion = (1, 2, 1)
 version = '.'.join([str(num) for num in numversion])
 
 if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
-    install_requires = ['logilab-common >= 0.53.0', 'astroid >= 1.2',
+    install_requires = ['logilab-common >= 0.53.0', 'astroid >= 1.1',
                         'StringFormat']
 else:
-    install_requires = ['logilab-common >= 0.53.0', 'astroid >= 1.2']
+    install_requires = ['logilab-common >= 0.53.0', 'astroid >= 1.1']
 
 license = 'GPL'
 description = "python code static checker"
go back to dependency on astroid <I> since it breaks tox tests, even when configured to grab astroid from hg :(