diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0a1136fb62..a4bad5f083 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-pbr<2.0,>=1.6
+pbr>=1.6
 SQLAlchemy<1.1.0,>=0.9.9
 eventlet>=0.17.4
 keystonemiddleware>=2.0.0
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ python-cinderclient>=1.3.1
 python-keystoneclient>=1.6.0
 python-swiftclient>=2.2.0
 python-designateclient>=1.0.0
-python-neutronclient<3,>=2.6.0
+python-neutronclient>=2.6.0
 iso8601>=0.1.9
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0
 Jinja2>=2.6 # BSD License (3 clause)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8080d05c8..782bb21f06 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)