diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6cd6d9901..b7b7664a7 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>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
 lxml!=3.7.0,>=2.3 # BSD
 python-ceilometerclient>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0