diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index b5082a97aa..594e25f5f7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fixtures>=1.3.1
 lxml>=2.3
 # mock object framework
 mock>=1.2
-oslotest>=1.7.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslotest>=1.9.0 # Apache-2.0
 # required to build documentation
 sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2
 # test wsgi apps without starting an http server