diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index 74eacf4813..8cd75b7786 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ oslo.reports===1.14.0
 oslo.rootwrap===5.1.2
 oslo.serialization===2.13.1
 oslo.service===1.16.0
-oslo.utils===3.16.0
+oslo.utils===3.16.1
 oslo.versionedobjects===1.17.1
 oslo.vmware===2.14.0
 oslosphinx===4.7.0