diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index d0b7307274896a028bd6bf5db654bca469d2b72e..7c6bd4b58475b0c2e4459c6a65d1a99ab55da16a 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 - src: stackhpc.libvirt-host
   version: v1.3.0
 - src: stackhpc.libvirt-vm
-  version: v1.6.0
+  version: v1.8.0
 - src: stackhpc.mellanox-switch
   version: v1.0.0
 - src: stackhpc.os-images