diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dd1b6cb7..70d9764e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-ironicclient>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-ironicclient!=2.5.2,!=2.7.1,>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0