diff --git a/ceilometer/api/controllers/v2/root.py b/ceilometer/api/controllers/v2/root.py
index fb3bb2ce03..90d6974d2f 100644
--- a/ceilometer/api/controllers/v2/root.py
+++ b/ceilometer/api/controllers/v2/root.py
@@ -72,13 +72,8 @@ def aodh_abort():
 
 
 def _redirect(url):
-    # NOTE(sileht): we use 307 and not 301 or 302 to allow
-    # client to redirect POST/PUT/DELETE/...
-    # FIXME(sileht): it would be better to use 308, but webob
-    # doesn't handle it :(
-    # https://github.com/Pylons/webob/pull/207
     pecan.redirect(location=url + pecan.request.path_qs,
-                   code=307)
+                   code=308)
 
 
 class QueryController(object):
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/functional/api/v2/test_api_upgrade.py b/ceilometer/tests/functional/api/v2/test_api_upgrade.py
index 404370db4b..69d3abc72b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/functional/api/v2/test_api_upgrade.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/functional/api/v2/test_api_upgrade.py
@@ -97,21 +97,21 @@ class TestAPIUpgradePath(v2.FunctionalTest):
         response = self.app.get(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/alarms',
                                 expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://alarm-endpoint:8008/v2/alarms",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
         response = self.app.get(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/alarms/uuid',
                                 expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://alarm-endpoint:8008/v2/alarms/uuid",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
         response = self.app.delete(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/alarms/uuid',
                                    expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://alarm-endpoint:8008/v2/alarms/uuid",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class TestAPIUpgradePath(v2.FunctionalTest):
                                       "filter": '{"=": {"type": "creation"}}',
                                       "orderby": '[{"timestamp": "DESC"}]',
                                       "limit": 3
-                                  }, status=307)
+                                  }, status=308)
         self.assertEqual("http://alarm-endpoint:8008/v2/query/alarms",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
@@ -128,28 +128,28 @@ class TestAPIUpgradePath(v2.FunctionalTest):
         response = self.app.get(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/events',
                                 expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://event-endpoint:8009/v2/events",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
         response = self.app.get(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/events/uuid',
                                 expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://event-endpoint:8009/v2/events/uuid",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
         response = self.app.delete(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/events/uuid',
                                    expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://event-endpoint:8009/v2/events/uuid",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
         response = self.app.get(self.PATH_PREFIX + '/event_types',
                                 expect_errors=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(307, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(308, response.status_code)
         self.assertEqual("http://event-endpoint:8009/v2/event_types",
                          response.headers['Location'])
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 786b872860..7804e36989 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SQLAlchemy<1.1.0,>=1.0.10 # MIT
 sqlalchemy-migrate>=0.9.6 # Apache-2.0
 stevedore>=1.9.0 # Apache-2.0
 tooz>=1.28.0 # Apache-2.0
-WebOb>=1.2.3 # MIT
+WebOb>=1.5.0 # MIT
 WSME>=0.8 # MIT
 # NOTE(jd) We do not import it directly, but WSME datetime string parsing
 # behaviour changes when this library is installed