diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9566ff75..dbfbdb01 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>=2.3.4 # BSD
 dib-utils # Apache-2.0
 pbr>=1.6 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.1.0 # MIT