diff --git a/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst b/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst
index f73b6f0d6f..f270ca6f06 100644
--- a/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst
+++ b/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ Prerequisites
   which contains a set of modules for managing HPE ProLiant hardware.
 
   Install ``proliantutils`` module on the ironic conductor node. Minimum
-  version required is 2.2.0::
+  version required is 2.2.1::
 
-   $ pip install "proliantutils>=2.2.0"
+   $ pip install "proliantutils>=2.2.1"
 
 * ``ipmitool`` command must be present on the service node(s) where
   ``ironic-conductor`` is running. On most distros, this is provided as part
diff --git a/driver-requirements.txt b/driver-requirements.txt
index af57659d02..9540e18ac1 100644
--- a/driver-requirements.txt
+++ b/driver-requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # python projects they should package as optional dependencies for Ironic.
 
 # These are available on pypi
-proliantutils>=2.2.0
+proliantutils>=2.2.1
 pyghmi>=0.8.0
 pysnmp
 python-ironic-inspector-client>=1.5.0
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/update-proliantutils-version-20ebcc22dc2df527.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/update-proliantutils-version-20ebcc22dc2df527.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..065158679f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/update-proliantutils-version-20ebcc22dc2df527.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Updates required proliantutils version for iLO drivers to 2.2.1. This
+    version has support for HPSUM firmware update and matches requirements
+    to meet global-requirements.