diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index b4379cbfaa..42c9764a0b 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ python-hnvclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-glareclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-ironic-inspector-client  # Apache-2.0
-python-ironicclient!=2.5.2,!=2.7.1  # Apache-2.0
+python-ironicclient!=2.5.2,!=2.7.1,!=3.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-karborclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient!=2.1.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-kingbirdclient  # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index 40ae29bede..cb3568952c 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ GitPython===3.0.2;python_version=='3.4'
 GitPython===3.0.2;python_version=='3.5'
 GitPython===3.0.2;python_version=='3.6'
 GitPython===3.0.2;python_version=='3.7'
-python-ironicclient===3.0.0
+python-ironicclient===2.8.0
 XStatic===1.0.2
 XStatic-Angular-FileUpload===12.0.4.0
 python-openstackclient===4.0.0