diff --git a/heat/common/messaging.py b/heat/common/messaging.py
index 44ef904f56..8c93070344 100644
--- a/heat/common/messaging.py
+++ b/heat/common/messaging.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def get_rpc_client(**kwargs):
     target = oslo_messaging.Target(**kwargs)
     serializer = RequestContextSerializer(
         oslo_messaging.JsonPayloadSerializer())
-    return oslo_messaging.RPCClient(TRANSPORT, target,
-                                    serializer=serializer)
+    return oslo_messaging.get_rpc_client(
+        TRANSPORT, target, serializer=serializer)
 
 
 def get_notifier(publisher_id):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 457724754b..91a743ba8e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ oslo.context>=2.22.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.db>=6.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=4.3.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.messaging>=5.29.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.messaging>=14.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.middleware>=3.31.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=3.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.reports>=1.18.0 # Apache-2.0