diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 952b4682..5eb9ee17 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 hacking<0.11,>=0.10.0
-pylint==1.4.5 # GPLv2
+pylint==1.7.1 # GPLv2
 
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 mock>=2.0 # BSD
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ sphinx!=1.6.1,>=1.5.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 # releasenotes
-reno>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
+reno!=2.3.1,>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0