diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 422f782d86..3995c9a0c8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ oslo.i18n>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.18.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-novaclient!=7.0.0,>=6.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-novaclient>=7.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-cinderclient!=1.7.0,!=1.7.1,>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0