diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a8211975d2..877641c149 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # be installed in a specific order.
 #
 # PBR should always appear first
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 # Horizon Core Requirements
 Babel>=1.3
 Django<1.9,>=1.7
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)