diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 015ee773d..220536260 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ decorator>=3.4.0
 eventlet>=0.15.1
 Jinja2
 keystonemiddleware>=1.0.0
-kombu>=2.4.8
+kombu>=2.5.0
 lxml>=2.3
 Routes>=1.12.3,!=2.0
 WebOb>=1.2.3