diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d94b6fa..6343d1f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/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.
-pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
 monasca-statsd>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT