diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3260915..475fb16 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-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.
-hacking>=0.12.0,<0.13  # Apache-2.0
+hacking<0.13,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 # needed for doc build
 sphinx!=1.3b1,<1.4,>=1.2.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0