diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e96e24d409..5df80f6ba3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/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.
 
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 Babel>=1.3
 croniter>=0.3.4 # MIT License
 cryptography>=1.0 # Apache-2.0
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ oslo.versionedobjects>=0.9.0
 PasteDeploy>=1.5.0
 pycrypto>=2.6
 python-barbicanclient>=3.3.0
-python-ceilometerclient>=1.0.13
+python-ceilometerclient>=1.5.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.3.1
 python-designateclient>=1.0.0
 python-glanceclient>=0.18.0
 python-heatclient>=0.3.0
 python-keystoneclient>=1.6.0
 python-magnumclient>=0.2.1
-python-manilaclient>=1.2.0
+python-manilaclient>=1.3.0
 python-mistralclient>=1.0.0
 python-neutronclient>=2.6.0
 python-novaclient>=2.28.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d05c8..782bb21f06 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)