diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d0..782bb21 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.3'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
     pbr=True)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 570b635..6472157 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mock>=1.2
 pep8==1.5.7
 eventlet>=0.17.4
 iso8601>=0.1.9
-python-novaclient>=2.28.1
+python-novaclient!=2.33.0,>=2.29.0
 WebOb>=1.2.3
 mox>=0.5.3
 testtools>=1.4.0