diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 137e202d..72d4342c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ netaddr>=0.7.6
 oslo.config>=1.4.0.0a3
 pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
 python-keystoneclient>=0.10.0
-requests>=1.1
+requests>=1.2.1
 six>=1.7.0
 WebOb>=1.2.3