diff --git a/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/resources/docker_container.py b/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/resources/docker_container.py
index 3c0368b901..b21225da6d 100644
--- a/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/resources/docker_container.py
+++ b/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/resources/docker_container.py
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ class DockerContainer(resource.Resource):
         if DOCKER_INSTALLED:
             endpoint = self.properties.get(self.DOCKER_ENDPOINT)
             if endpoint:
-                client = docker.Client(endpoint)
+                client = docker.APIClient(endpoint)
             else:
-                client = docker.Client()
+                client = docker.APIClient()
         return client
 
     def _parse_networkinfo_ports(self, networkinfo):
diff --git a/contrib/heat_docker/requirements.txt b/contrib/heat_docker/requirements.txt
index ef8c263706..b72182632f 100644
--- a/contrib/heat_docker/requirements.txt
+++ b/contrib/heat_docker/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-docker-py>=0.2.2
+docker>=2.4.2  # Apache-2.0