diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c1f03bfdd67b36fa0cc5ae85b03c55e550219f9..2231bb78f8e6c7d969fbf39d66f47667b04af80b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Created by Sam Gleske under [MIT License](LICENSE).  This project is meant to te
 * [How to convert a git repository from normal to bare][11]
 
 [1]: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/README.md
-[2]: https://github.com/Itxaka/python-gitlab
+[2]: https://github.com/sag47/python-gitlab
 [3]: http://feedback.gitlab.com/forums/176466-general/suggestions/4286666-mirror-git-svn-into-repo-
 [4]: http://feedback.gitlab.com/forums/176466-general/suggestions/3697598-feature-request-multi-master-mirroring
 [5]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2756747/mirror-a-git-repository-by-pulling
diff --git a/docs/prerequisites.md b/docs/prerequisites.md
index 4b234ac7b16d38d95208db00827c619e53493fde..3bf4b6ede449955a6501c4b70388d2307da1d812 100644
--- a/docs/prerequisites.md
+++ b/docs/prerequisites.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### Required software
 
 * [GitLab 6.x][1]
-* [python-gitlab @ 2ec0ba5][2]
+* [python-gitlab][2] (note due to certain bugs you should obtain my fork [python-gitlab @ 0c4e818][8])
 * [GNU coreutils][3]
 * [git 1.8.4][4]
 
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ If you plan on mirroring SVN repositories as well then you'll need the following
 python-gitlab
 
     yum install python-setuptools
-    git clone https://github.com/Itxaka/python-gitlab.git
+    git clone https://github.com/sag47/python-gitlab.git
     cd python-gitlab
-    git checkout 2ec0ba588a1cce00bb1fde74bb7403cc9ab1ff5e
+    git checkout 0c4e8187c2c899e9eb6a8c44338d1c1e00f7503a
     python setup.py
 
 You can find the source to git at the [git-core project][5].  For instructions on other platforms see the [Getting Started - Installing Git section of the git book][6].
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ Next up is [Installation and Setup](installation.md).
 [5]: http://code.google.com/p/git-core/
 [6]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
 [7]: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-svn.html
+[8]: https://github.com/sag47/python-gitlab/commit/0c4e8187c2c899e9eb6a8c44338d1c1e00f7503a