diff --git a/driver-requirements.txt b/driver-requirements.txt
index 711c3379e2..b5a418fdc7 100644
--- a/driver-requirements.txt
+++ b/driver-requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ proliantutils>=2.1.11
 pyghmi>=0.8.0
 pysnmp
 python-ironic-inspector-client>=1.5.0
-python-oneviewclient<3.0.0,>=2.0.2
+python-oneviewclient<3.0.0,>=2.5.1
 python-scciclient>=0.4.0
 python-seamicroclient>=0.4.0
 UcsSdk==0.8.2.2
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/client-version-6deeb64d489bebc3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/client-version-6deeb64d489bebc3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cdc1a3b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/client-version-6deeb64d489bebc3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fixes:
+  - Updating the python-oneviewclient minimum version to 2.5.1 on
+    driver-requirements.txt. The minimum version that was in the requirements
+    was 2.0.2, and is very outdated, causing the driver to not work for this
+    version. With this change, the new minimal version works for the driver,
+    making the CI for stable/newton also work.