diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index d646a0f766..3ce2f6ff21 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
       - ^.*\.rst$
       - ^doc/.*$
       - ^releasenotes/.*$
+    required-projects:
+      - openstack/python-openstackclient
     vars:
       devstack_localrc:
         LIBS_FROM_GIT: python-openstackclient