diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 7926e0ce1..05b9d6a2c 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
-# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
-# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 openstackdocstheme>=2.2.1 # Apache-2.0
 sphinx>=2.0.0,!=2.1.0 # BSD
 sphinxcontrib-apidoc>=0.2.0  # BSD
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8c23ed63c..353307e70 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Requirements lower bounds listed here are our best effort to keep them up to
+# date but we do not test them so no guarantee of having them all correct. If
+# you find any incorrect lower bounds, let us know or propose a fix.
+
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 alembic>=0.9.6 # MIT
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ oslo.upgradecheck>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=4.12.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=3.8.1 # Apache-2.0
 osprofiler>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
-SQLAlchemy!=1.1.5,!=1.1.6,!=1.1.7,!=1.1.8,>=1.3.19 # MIT
+SQLAlchemy>=1.3.19 # MIT
 autobahn>=22.3.2 # MIT License
 requests>=2.25.0 # Apache-2.0
 futurist>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0