diff --git a/doc/source/install-guide/deploymenthost.rst b/doc/source/install-guide/deploymenthost.rst
index 200b330721..24fc4a3d0c 100644
--- a/doc/source/install-guide/deploymenthost.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install-guide/deploymenthost.rst
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ Target hosts <targethosts.html>`_ on the deployment host.
 Installing the operating system
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Install the `Ubuntu Server 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS 64-bit
-<http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/>`_ operating system on the
-deployment host. Configure at least one network interface to
+Install one of the following supported operating systems
+on the deployment hosts:
+* `Ubuntu Server 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) LTS 64-bit
+<http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/>`_
+* `Ubuntu Server 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS 64-bit
+<http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/>`_
+Configure at least one network interface to
 access the internet or suitable local repositories.
 
 Configuring the operating system
diff --git a/doc/source/install-guide/overview-requirements.rst b/doc/source/install-guide/overview-requirements.rst
index 33d2bcd55e..d0baf091a8 100644
--- a/doc/source/install-guide/overview-requirements.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install-guide/overview-requirements.rst
@@ -103,13 +103,14 @@ Software requirements
 Ensure all hosts within an OpenStack-Ansible environment meet the following
 minimum requirements:
 
-* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
+* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)/Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
 
-  * OSA is tested regularly against the latest Ubuntu 14.04 LTS point
-    releases.
+  * OSA is tested regularly against the latest Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial
+    point releases and Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty as well.
   * Linux kernel version ``3.13.0-34-generic`` or later.
-  * For swift storage hosts, you must enable the ``trusty-backports``
-    repositories in ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` or ``/etc/apt/sources.list.d/``
+  * For Trusty hosts, you must enable the ``trusty-backports`` or
+    repositories in ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` or
+    ``/etc/apt/sources.list.d/``
     See the `Ubuntu documentation
     <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports#Enabling_Backports_Manually>`_ for more detailed instructions.
 
@@ -119,6 +120,6 @@ minimum requirements:
 * Network Time Protocol (NTP) client for time synchronization (such as
   ``ntpd`` or ``chronyd``)
 
-* Python 2.7 or later
+* Python 2.7.x must be on the hosts.
 
 * en_US.UTF-8 as locale
diff --git a/doc/source/install-guide/targethosts-prepare.rst b/doc/source/install-guide/targethosts-prepare.rst
index c8344950db..a800c2ac5a 100644
--- a/doc/source/install-guide/targethosts-prepare.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install-guide/targethosts-prepare.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ operating systems for the target hosts.
 Installing the operating system
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Install the Ubuntu Server 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS 64-bit operating
+Install the Ubuntu Server 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) LTS 64-bit/
+Ubuntu Server 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) LTS 64-bit operating
 system on the target host. Configure at least one network interface
 to access the internet or suitable local repositories.