diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6df7482..d40f6f2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # date but we do not test them so no guarantee of having them all correct. If
 # you find any incorrect lower bounds, let us know or propose a fix.
 
-pbr>=1.4 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=2.0 # Apache-2.0
 cliff>=1.17.0  # Apache-2.0
 osc-lib>=1.0.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f76858d..cd35c3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 import setuptools
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=2.0.0'],
     pbr=True)