diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8c0d132..5288700 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ChefSpec::Coverage.start! { add_filter 'openstack-ops-messaging' }
 LOG_LEVEL = :fatal
 REDHAT_OPTS = {
   platform: 'redhat',
-  version: '7.0',
+  version: '7.1',
   log_level: LOG_LEVEL
 }
 UBUNTU_OPTS = {