diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4d525e9..350fb5e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rally_system_user_home: "/var/lib/{{ rally_system_user_name }}"
 rally_etc_directory: /etc/rally
 
 rally_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/rally
-rally_git_install_branch: master
+rally_git_install_branch: 0.8.1
 rally_developer_mode: false
 rally_developer_constraints:
   - "git+{{ rally_git_repo }}@{{ rally_git_install_branch }}#egg=rally"
diff --git a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
index ddaa3ae..937aa48 100644
--- a/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 - name: apt_package_pinning
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-apt_package_pinning
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: pip_install
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-pip_install
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: openstack_hosts
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-openstack_hosts
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: lxc_hosts
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-lxc_hosts
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: lxc_container_create
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-lxc_container_create
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: rabbitmq_server
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-rabbitmq_server
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: galera_client
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-galera_client
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: galera_server
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-galera_server
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: openstack_openrc
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-openstack_openrc
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: memcached_server
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-memcached_server
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
 - name: os_keystone
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-os_keystone
   scm: git
-  version: master
+  version: origin/stable/ocata
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2c2c7fb..f449ee0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:tests_clone]
 commands =
     bash -c "if [ ! -d "{toxinidir}/tests/common" ]; then \
-               git clone https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests {toxinidir}/tests/common; \
+               git clone -b stable/ocata https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests {toxinidir}/tests/common; \
              fi"
 
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:ansible]
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
-    -rhttp://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests/plain/test-ansible-deps.txt
+    -rhttp://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests/plain/test-ansible-deps.txt?h=stable/ocata
 
 
 [testenv:ansible-syntax]