diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/dsmr.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/dsmr.py
index 8347eac331d..0d1dfa99485 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/dsmr.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/dsmr.py
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['dsmr_parser==0.8']
+# REQUIREMENTS = ['dsmr_parser==0.9']
+# using dev branch until released upstream
+# https://github.com/ndokter/dsmr_parser/pull/23
+REQUIREMENTS = ['https://github.com/aequitas/dsmr_parser/archive/dsmr5.zip'
+                '#dsmr_parser==0.9']
+
 
 CONF_DSMR_VERSION = 'dsmr_version'
 CONF_RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 'reconnect_interval'