diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile b/docker/centos/binary/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile
index 56b9b7bf23..b5a0639b49 100644
--- a/docker/centos/binary/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/centos/binary/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ RUN yum -y install openstack-neutron \
                    openvswitch \
                    && yum clean all
 
+# TODO (sdake): remove once RDO adds to the openstack-neutron package
+RUN pip install oslo.versionedobjects
+
 COPY config-sudoers.sh /opt/kolla/
diff --git a/docker_templates/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker_templates/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
index dd47fcb655..63d798b217 100644
--- a/docker_templates/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker_templates/neutron/neutron-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ RUN yum -y install openstack-neutron \
     openvswitch \
     && yum clean all
 
+# TODO (sdake): remove once RDO adds to the openstack-neutron package
+RUN pip install oslo.versionedobjects
+
     {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
 
 RUN echo '{{ install_type}} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \