diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index 0ecfaa957..bfb7fcddb 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@
     name: puppet-openstack-module-base
     parent: puppet-openstack-base
     pre-run: playbooks/prepare-node-unit.yaml
-
+    required-projects:
+      - name: openstack/puppet-openstack_spec_helper
+        override-checkout: stable/2023.1
 
 - job:
     name: puppet-openstack-syntax-base