diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 082213e..6de9f4e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0  # Apache-2.0
+pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 782bb21..566d844 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=2.0.0'],
     pbr=True)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3de9664..200aa23 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-hacking>=0.12.0,!=0.13.0,<0.14  # Apache-2.0
+hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 
-coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
+coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
-sphinx>=1.5.1  # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.1,>=1.5.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
-testrepository>=0.0.18  # Apache-2.0/BSD
-testscenarios>=0.4  # Apache-2.0/BSD
+testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
+testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 
 # releasenotes
-reno>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
+reno!=2.3.1,>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0