diff --git a/epregressions/__init__.py b/epregressions/__init__.py
index bc6a026..184abf9 100644
--- a/epregressions/__init__.py
+++ b/epregressions/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.9.7'
+VERSION = '1.9.8'
diff --git a/epregressions/runtests.py b/epregressions/runtests.py
index 33b7b4e..b64ca60 100755
--- a/epregressions/runtests.py
+++ b/epregressions/runtests.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def run_build(self, build_tree):
                     )
                 )
 
-            epw_path = os.path.join(build_tree['source_dir'], 'weather', self.default_weather_filename)
+            epw_path = os.path.join(build_tree['weather_dir'], self.default_weather_filename)
             if this_entry.epw:
                 epw_path = os.path.join(build_tree['weather_dir'], this_entry.epw + '.epw')
                 epw_exists = os.path.exists(epw_path)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 168e269..8d72dc6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # the core dependencies actually needed
-pypubsub==4.0.3
-beautifulsoup4==4.9.3
+pypubsub
+beautifulsoup4
 
 # if running with CI, this is needed for talking to s3
-boto==2.49.0
+boto
 
 # for running tests
-coveralls==2.1.2
-flake8==3.8.4
-nose==1.3.7
+coveralls
+flake8
+nose
 
 # on windows, if you need to rebuild the unit test resource exes, just install pyinstaller and follow the directions in epregressions/tests/resources/README.md
 # pyinstaller; platform_system == "Windows"
 
 # to generate documentation
-Sphinx==3.2.1
-docutils==0.16   # pinning this because it breaks at 0.18
+sphinx
+docutils   # pinning this because it breaks at 0.18
 
 # for packaging
 wheel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5624f8b..c76c126 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     tests_require=['nose'],
     keywords='energyplus',
     include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=['PyPubSub==4.0.3', 'beautifulsoup4==4.9.3'],
+    install_requires=['PyPubSub', 'beautifulsoup4'],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'eplus_regression_runner=epregressions.runner:main_gui',