diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6b300f3a..445693c1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 cliff!=2.9.0,>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 osc-lib>=1.7.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.utils>=3.28.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.utils>=3.31.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 keystoneauth1>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0