diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c7730f167b..00f48788f0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ six>=1.9.0 # MIT
 SQLAlchemy!=1.1.5,!=1.1.6,!=1.1.7,!=1.1.8,>=1.0.10 # MIT
 stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 tooz>=1.47.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-cinderclient>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-cinderclient>=3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-novaclient>=9.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 WebOb>=1.7.1 # MIT