diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9784838f..2f1ea70d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "serializable": "1.x",
     "space-pen": "3.1.1",
     "temp": "0.5.0",
-    "text-buffer": "1.x",
+    "text-buffer": ">=1.1 <2.0",
     "theorist": "1.x",
     "underscore-plus": "1.x",
     "vm-compatibility-layer": "0.1.0"