diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9bd067042..b2fc3727e 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>=1.6
-requests!=2.8.0,>=2.5.2
+requests>=2.8.1
 six>=1.9.0
 stevedore>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0