diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2556c135f7..3c13cca868 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ python-keystoneclient>=1.6.0
 python-novaclient>=2.29.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.3.1
 python-neutronclient>=2.6.0
-requests>=2.5.2
+requests!=2.8.0,>=2.5.2
 stevedore>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 111d70bc10..a75c37b793 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2
 os-testr>=0.4.1
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=1.4.0
-WebOb>=1.2.3
+WebOb<1.5.0,>=1.2.3
 tempest-lib>=0.9.0