diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 0d914bd7e..ae2988d6e 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # install latest changes in dbt-core
 # TODO: how to automate switching from develop to version branches?
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@jerco/rev-dependency-pins#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@jerco/rev-dependency-pins#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
 
 # if version 1.x or greater -> pin to major version
 # if version 0.x -> pin to minor
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eefb4da35..b4526be7a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def _dbt_core_version(plugin_version: str) -> str:
         "google-cloud-bigquery~=3.0",
         "google-cloud-storage~=2.4",
         "google-cloud-dataproc~=5.0",
-        "agate~=1.6.3",
     ],
     zip_safe=False,
     classifiers=[
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils.py b/tests/unit/utils.py
index 7cd2bb9ab..4d6dee451 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def project_from_dict(project, profile, packages=None, selectors=None, cli_vars=
         project_root=project_root,
         project_dict=project,
         packages_dict=packages,
+        dependent_projects_dict={},
         selectors_dict=selectors,
     )
     return partial.render(renderer)