diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 97431ac15..97b2f83e8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ python-dateutil>=2.4.2 # BSD
 python-keystoneclient>=3.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-novaclient!=2.33.0,>=2.29.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-heatclient!=1.6.0,>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-heatclient>=1.6.1 # Apache-2.0
 pyzabbix>=0.7.4 # LGPL
 networkx>=1.10 # BSD
 oslo.config!=3.18.0,>=3.14.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index c1f19b1b7..5d4c73c55 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ python-ceilometerclient>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-cinderclient!=1.7.0,!=1.7.1,>=1.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-novaclient!=2.33.0,>=2.29.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-heatclient!=1.6.0,>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-heatclient>=1.6.1 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 pyzabbix>=0.7.4 # LGPL
 sphinx!=1.3b1,<1.4,>=1.2.1 # BSD