diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index df96fd70..076dd066 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
-os-testr>=0.7.0 # Apache-2.0
+os-testr>=0.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 bandit>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs