diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index e8c6f18533..338abf4269 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ aodhclient>=0.1.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-barbicanclient>=3.3.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-ceilometerclient>=2.2.1  # Apache-2.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.3.1  # Apache-2.0
-python-congressclient>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
+python-congressclient>=1.0.0,<2000  # Apache-2.0
 python-designateclient>=1.5.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-heatclient>=0.6.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient>=2.0.0  # Apache-2.0