diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a9e38375..18dd5d456 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ eventlet
 anyjson>=0.2.4
 Flask==0.9
 pecan>=0.2.0
-stevedore>=0.7
+stevedore>=0.9
 msgpack-python
 python-glanceclient
 python-novaclient>=2.6.10