diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index eb15f026..b506e9eb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-requests!=2.8.0,>=2.5.2
+requests>=2.8.1
 oslo.config>=2.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0