diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7d23f3b96..08f27b42b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ django-widget-tweaks>=1.4.8
 packageurl-python>=0.9.4
 binaryornot>=0.4.4
 GitPython>=3.1.17
-univers>=21.4.16.6
+#univers>=21.4.16.6
+git+https://github.com/nexB/univers@adopt-vers-spec#univers
 saneyaml>=0.5.2
 beautifulsoup4>=4.9.3
 python-dateutil>=2.8.1