diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4de6ed5dce..bd0a71f3a2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
+pbr>=1.8 # Apache-2.0
 docker-py<1.8.0,>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 Jinja2>=2.8 # BSD License (3 clause)
 gitdb>=0.6.4 # BSD License (3 clause)