diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dfe567790..00e6efd5a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 pecan!=1.0.2,!=1.0.3,!=1.0.4,!=1.2,>=1.0.0 # BSD
 python-barbicanclient>=4.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-ceilometerclient>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-cinderclient>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-cinderclient>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-designateclient>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient>=2.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-heatclient>=1.6.1 # Apache-2.0