diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d91c357..be4eb38 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
-Babel>=1.3 # BSD
+Babel!=2.3.0,!=2.3.1,!=2.3.2,!=2.3.3,>=1.3 # BSD
 six>=1.9.0 # MIT