diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cabb2922..934d8bc0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=6.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.14.2 # Apache-2.0
 python-dateutil>=2.7.0 # BSD
 stevedore>=1.29.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cd35c3c3..b997e51a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 import setuptools
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=2.0.0'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=6.0.0'],
     pbr=True)