diff --git a/requirements/development.txt b/requirements/development.txt
index f59f830366..caa9259bc0 100644
--- a/requirements/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/development.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ django-taggit==0.9.3
 slate==0.3
 PIL==1.1.7
 ghostscript==0.4.1
+pdfminer==20110227
diff --git a/requirements/production.txt b/requirements/production.txt
index 6cb0153178..df77d598ad 100644
--- a/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/requirements/production.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ django-taggit==0.9.3
 slate==0.3
 PIL==1.1.7
 ghostscript==0.4.1
+pdfminer==20110227