diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 244f722217..77f27872a2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ stevedore>=0.14
 oslo.config>=1.2.0
 oslo.rootwrap
 
-python-novaclient>=2.15.0
+python-novaclient>=2.16.0