diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 760dfcfa6..60cc08399 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 # See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pbr/+bug/1384919 for why this is here...
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 
 # Packages needed for using this library.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d05c..782bb21f0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.3'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr>=1.8'],
     pbr=True)