diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 215e4589..f128ed99 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 cliff>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 osc-lib>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.utils>=3.16.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.utils>=3.17.0 # Apache-2.0
 pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient>=3.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT