diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 24747af0..212cb06d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 # pbr should be first
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 
 alembic>=0.8.0
 Babel>=1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d05..782bb21f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.3'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
     pbr=True)