diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5db8acb4..b375ad0c 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>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
-requests>=1.2.1,!=2.4.0
+requests>=2.2.0,!=2.4.0
 six>=1.7.0
 stevedore>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 jsonschema>=2.0.0,<3.0.0