diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 210fec27322..3f6823d7b83 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 
 Paste
 PasteDeploy>=1.5.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d05c86..782bb21f06c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.3'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
     pbr=True)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index db65578e0a9..ac9738eabe7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ testscenarios>=0.4
 WebTest>=2.0
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 os-testr>=0.1.0
-tempest-lib>=0.6.1
+tempest-lib>=0.8.0
 ddt>=0.7.0
 pylint==1.4.4 # GNU GPL v2