diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 92d8e7c..eabcef3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 python-swiftclient>=1.6
 python-keystoneclient>=0.4.2
 PrettyTable>=0.6,<0.8
-babel
+babel>=1.0
 six>=1.6.0