diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ea73180c0d..d9a9ebb333 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>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
-cliff>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
+cliff>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 paramiko>=2.0 # LGPLv2.1+
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 32609150c9..475fb1669a 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-hacking>=0.12.0,<0.13  # Apache-2.0
+hacking<0.13,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 # needed for doc build
 sphinx!=1.3b1,<1.4,>=1.2.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0