diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 126a3dc..cd6a577 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 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 3e03437..177d0fd 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 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