diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 40eb1a6fdf..0839e7557b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 pbr>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
-docker-py!=1.8.0,>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0
+docker-py>=1.8.1 # Apache-2.0
 Jinja2!=2.9.0,!=2.9.1,!=2.9.2,!=2.9.3,!=2.9.4,>=2.8 # BSD License (3 clause)
 gitdb>=0.6.4 # BSD License (3 clause)
 GitPython>=1.0.1 # BSD License (3 clause)