diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 126a3dc1..cd6a5774 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ urllib3>=1.21.1 # MIT
 oslo.log>=3.22.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config!=4.3.0,!=4.4.0,>=4.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=1.23.0 # Apache-2.0
-tempest>=14.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+tempest>=16.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3e034373..177d0fde 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ nosexcover # BSD
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=1.23.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.22.0 # Apache-2.0
-tempest>=14.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+tempest>=16.1.0 # Apache-2.0