diff --git a/images/deckhand/Dockerfile.opensuse_15 b/images/deckhand/Dockerfile.opensuse_15
index 365db90b..c17b5171 100644
--- a/images/deckhand/Dockerfile.opensuse_15
+++ b/images/deckhand/Dockerfile.opensuse_15
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ RUN set -x && \
     libffi-devel \
     libopenssl-devel \
     libpqxx-devel \
+    && zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/devel:languages:python.repo \
+    && zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks install python3-six-1.12.0-lp151.80.1.noarch \
     && python3 -m pip install -U pip \
     && zypper clean -a \
     && rm -rf \
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 324e1a43..d5279ca0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ python-keystoneclient==3.18.0
 python-memcached==1.59
 
 Routes==2.4.1
-six==1.11.0
+six==1.12.0
 stevedore==1.30.0
 urllib3==1.24.3
 uwsgi==2.0.17.1