diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a882594ae..220e3dd15 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>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 appdirs>=1.3.0 # MIT License
 dogpile.cache>=0.6.2 # BSD
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 782bb21f0..566d84432 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=2.0.0'],
     pbr=True)