diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index b830d02ada..219dbd189c 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ libvirt-python===8.6.0
 python-zunclient===4.5.0
 tzlocal===4.2
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath===1.0.1
-python-novaclient===18.0.0
+python-novaclient===18.1.0
 pact===1.12.0
 bcrypt===4.0.0
 os-client-config===2.1.0