diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index 3ed1f820c2..99e926c90d 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ python-mistralclient>=2.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-muranoclient>=0.8.2  # Apache-2.0
 python-monascaclient>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=5.1.0  # Apache-2.0
-python-novaclient>=6.0.0,!=7.0.0  # Apache-2.0
+python-novaclient>=7.1.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-openstackclient>=3.3.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-saharaclient>=1.1.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-searchlightclient>=1.0.0 #Apache-2.0