diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index c83580f91c..d545b11052 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ zuul-sphinx  # Apache-2.0
 shade  # Apache-2.0
 sadisplay  # BSD
 
+# NOTE(tonyb): Generally adding OpenSatck services isn't allowed but some consumers of ceilometer
+# use it like a library so until there is a ceilometer-lib (or similar) this is our best option.
+ceilometer  # Apache-2.0
+
 # Indirect dependencies that need blocking
 daiquiri
 
diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index c81f57dce6..62fdb2fea4 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ceilometer===11.0.0
 ntlm-auth===1.2.0
 voluptuous===0.11.5
 chardet===3.0.4