diff --git a/publish-requirements.txt b/publish-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34bebe109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+twine==1.13.0
+setuptools==41.0.1
+wheel==0.33.4
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 2a9fa0ae7..e5b6af2a2 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 
 python3 ./setup.py bdist_wheel
 
-pip install twine==1.12.1 setuptools==40.4.3 wheel==0.32.1
+pip install -r publish-requirements.txt
 
 if twine upload -u "${USERNAME}" -p "${PASSWORD}" dist/*.whl
 then