diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1a3d1812c..a4add550c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ oslo.i18n!=3.15.2,>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient>=2.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-novaclient>=7.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-novaclient>=9.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-cinderclient>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0