diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index da929a510f..0bc2ade6aa 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NOTE: These are requirements for testing the requirements project only
 #       See global-requirements for the actual requirements list
-hacking>=0.5.6,<0.8
+hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testscenarios>=0.4
 testtools>=0.9.32