diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 45943adb2c..ab24159be7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ setup(
     version=version,
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*"]),
     description="Reference Synapse Home Server",
-    install_requires=dependencies["REQUIREMENTS"].keys(),
+    install_requires=dependencies['requirements'](include_conditional=True).keys(),
     setup_requires=[
         "Twisted==14.0.2", # Here to override setuptools_trial's dependency on Twisted>=2.4.0
         "setuptools_trial",
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index e134fb2415..ca53f2db8d 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.1-r1"