diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 87043807d..c5280b98e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # 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
-cliff>=1.15.0 # Apache-2.0
+cliff!=1.16.0,>=1.15.0 # Apache-2.0
 debtcollector>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 iso8601>=0.1.9 # MIT
 netaddr!=0.7.16,>=0.7.12 # BSD
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 35c9b6b6e..992d131af 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ requests-mock>=0.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2 # BSD
 testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
-tempest-lib>=0.13.0 # Apache-2.0
+tempest-lib>=0.14.0 # Apache-2.0