diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 705101b5f..f519a9788 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # TODO: how to automate switching from develop to version branches?
 git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@1.9.latest#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
 git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-common.git
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters.git
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters.git#subdirectory=dbt-adapters
 git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters.git#subdirectory=dbt-tests-adapter
 
 # dev