diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 23357fd08c..9dd57a9c4b 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>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
-cliff!=1.16.0,>=1.15.0 # Apache-2.0
+cliff!=1.16.0,!=1.17.0,>=1.15.0 # Apache-2.0
 anyjson>=0.3.3 # BSD
 httplib2>=0.7.5 # MIT
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT