diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e67c211..fabb566 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 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.
-Babel!=2.3.0,!=2.3.1,!=2.3.2,!=2.3.3,>=1.3 # BSD
+Babel>=1.3,!=2.3.0,!=2.3.1,!=2.3.2,!=2.3.3 # BSD
 eventlet!=0.18.3,>=0.18.2 # MIT
 iso8601>=0.1.9 # MIT
 jsonschema!=2.5.0,<3.0.0,>=2.0.0 # MIT