diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d7962f62c..aa1b7042c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
 PrettyTable<0.8,>=0.7.1 # BSD
 keystoneauth1>=2.14.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.10.0 # Apache-2.0