diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 5702e8b020bc..ea3909959f65 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ oslotest==3.8.0
 osprofiler==1.4.0
 ovs==2.10.0
 ovsdbapp==0.15.0
-packaging==17.1
+packaging==20.4
 paramiko==2.7.1
 Paste==2.0.2
 PasteDeploy==1.5.0