diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 24871a7015..43c01814ec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ oslo.i18n>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=1.4.0,!=1.5.0
 oslo.rootwrap>=1.3.0
 oslo.serialization>=1.0.0               # Apache-2.0
-oslo.utils>=1.0.0                       # Apache-2.0
+oslo.utils>=1.1.0                       # Apache-2.0
 oslo.concurrency>=0.3.0  # Apache-2.0
 paramiko>=1.13.0
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ python-neutronclient>=2.3.6,<3
 keystonemiddleware>=1.0.0
 Routes>=1.12.3,!=2.0
 six>=1.7.0
-SQLAlchemy>=0.8.4,<=0.8.99,>=0.9.7,<=0.9.99
+SQLAlchemy>=0.9.7,<=0.9.99
 stevedore>=1.1.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.1.0
 python-novaclient>=2.18.0