diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f76392779..b7ae762d9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ coverage>=3.6
 discover
 fixtures>=0.3.14
 mock>=1.0
-Babel>=0.9.6
+Babel>=1.3
 mox>=0.5.3
 python-subunit
 sphinx>=1.1.2