diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a8a4d21..dfe67df 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr>=2.0 # Apache-2.0
-urllib3>=1.8.3  # MIT
+urllib3>=1.15.1  # MIT
 requests>=2.10.0,!=2.12.2,!=2.13.0  # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.9.0  # MIT
-futurist!=0.15.0,>=0.11.0 # Apache-2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+futurist>=0.11.0,!=0.15.0  # Apache-2.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ec46e8b..460a1e9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-hacking>=0.12.0,<0.13 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=0.12.0,!=0.13.0,<0.14  # Apache-2.0
 
 coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD