diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 24856f84..a0fc2d39 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # 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.
-cliff>=1.13.0 # Apache-2.0
-pbr<2.0,>=0.11
+cliff>=1.14.0 # Apache-2.0
+pbr<2.0,>=1.6
 python-keystoneclient>=1.6.0
 PyYAML>=3.1.0
 requests>=2.5.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 056c16c2..d8080d05 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.3'],
     pbr=True)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 1209793b..5be0ca64 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 hacking<0.11,>=0.10
-pylint==1.4.1 # GNU GPL v2
-sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
+pylint==1.4.4 # GNU GPL v2
+sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2
 unittest2
-fixtures>=0.3.14
-mock>=1.0
+fixtures>=1.3.1
+mock>=1.2
 nose
 tempest-lib>=0.6.1
 testtools>=1.4.0