diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index 5318714cbb..cc42d7e0b9 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -450,3 +450,8 @@ sadisplay>=0.4.8 # BSD
 
 # Indirect dependencies that need blocking
 daiquiri>=1.2.1
+
+# NOTE(dhellmann): We need to include this package for testing the
+# release jobs that propose constraint updates, even though it is not
+# a real requirement of any of our software.
+openstack-release-test>=0.8.0
diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index b69c8f0587..c3d5c98319 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -543,3 +543,4 @@ XStatic-D3===3.5.17.0
 actdiag===0.5.4
 sysv-ipc===0.7.0
 scikit-learn===0.19.0
+openstack-release-test===0.8.0