diff --git a/lib/libraries b/lib/libraries
index 761ce66694..4ceb80423c 100644
--- a/lib/libraries
+++ b/lib/libraries
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ function install_libs {
     # os-traits for nova
     _install_lib_from_source "os-brick"
     _install_lib_from_source "os-traits"
+    #
+    # python client libraries we might need from git can go here
+    _install_lib_from_source "python-barbicanclient"
 
 
     # etcd (because tooz does not have a hard dependency on these)
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index cfe2496240..50f7c89ba3 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ GITBRANCH["python-cinderclient"]=${CINDERCLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
 GITREPO["python-brick-cinderclient-ext"]=${BRICK_CINDERCLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-brick-cinderclient-ext.git}
 GITBRANCH["python-brick-cinderclient-ext"]=${BRICK_CINDERCLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
 
+# python barbican client library
+GITREPO["python-barbicanclient"]=${BARBICANCLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-barbicanclient.git}
+GITBRANCH["python-barbicanclient"]=${BARBICANCLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
+GITDIR["python-barbicanclient"]=$DEST/python-barbicanclient
+
 # python glance client library
 GITREPO["python-glanceclient"]=${GLANCECLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-glanceclient.git}
 GITBRANCH["python-glanceclient"]=${GLANCECLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
diff --git a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
index 1f2d3c23b8..5b4ff32f2a 100755
--- a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
+++ b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ALL_LIBS+=" debtcollector os-brick os-traits automaton futurist oslo.service"
 ALL_LIBS+=" oslo.cache oslo.reports osprofiler cursive"
 ALL_LIBS+=" keystoneauth ironic-lib neutron-lib oslo.privsep"
 ALL_LIBS+=" diskimage-builder os-vif python-brick-cinderclient-ext"
-ALL_LIBS+=" castellan"
+ALL_LIBS+=" castellan python-barbicanclient"
 
 # Generate the above list with
 # echo ${!GITREPO[@]}