diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5caaa29bd6e..c96449aec38 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ routes>=1.12.3
 six
 sqlalchemy>=0.7,<=0.7.99
 sqlalchemy-migrate>=0.7
-stevedore>=0.7
+stevedore>=0.9
 suds>=0.4
 webob>=1.0.8
 wsgiref>=0.1.2