I can confirm this happens: root@test:~# apt-cache policy python-nova python-nova: Installed: 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5 Candidate: 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5 Version table: *** 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2:13.0.0-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages root@test:~# apt-cache policy python-oslo.middleware python-oslo.middleware: Installed: 3.8.0-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.8.0-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.8.0-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.8.0-2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages root@test:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:ocata <--snip--> root@test:~# sudo apt install python-nova Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: python-ndg-httpsclient Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it. The following additional packages will be installed: alembic os-brick-common python-alembic python-babel python-babel-localedata python-blinker python-ceilometerclient python-cffi python-glanceclient python-jwt python-keystoneauth1 python-microversion-parse python-oauthlib python-os-brick python-os-vif python-os-win python-os-xenapi python-oslo.concurrency python-oslo.config python-oslo.context python-oslo.db python-oslo.log python-oslo.messaging python-oslo.policy python-oslo.privsep python-oslo.service python-oslo.utils python-oslo.versionedobjects python-osprofiler python-ply python-positional python-pycparser python-pyparsing python-requests python-stevedore python-tenacity python-urllib3 python-webob Suggested packages: python-editor python-blinker-doc python-ceilometerclient-doc python-dev python-glanceclient-doc python-keystoneauth1-doc python-requests-kerberos python-microversion-parse-doc python-ldap python-os-brick-doc python-os-vif-doc python-os-win-doc python-os-xenapi-doc python-oslo.concurrency-doc python-oslo.log-doc python-kafka python-zmq python-oslo.policy-doc python-oslo.privsep-doc python-oslo.service-doc python-oslo.versionedobjects-doc python-ply-doc python-positional-doc cpp python-pyparsing-doc python-socks python-tenacity-doc python-ntlm python-webob-doc The following NEW packages will be installed: python-blinker python-ceilometerclient python-cffi python-jwt python-microversion-parse python-oauthlib python-os-vif python-os-xenapi python-oslo.privsep python-osprofiler python-ply python-pycparser python-tenacity The following packages will be upgraded: alembic os-brick-common python-alembic python-babel python-babel-localedata python-glanceclient python-keystoneauth1 python-nova python-os-brick python-os-win python-oslo.concurrency python-oslo.config python-oslo.context python-oslo.db python-oslo.log python-oslo.messaging python-oslo.policy python-oslo.service python-oslo.utils python-oslo.versionedobjects python-positional python-pyparsing python-requests python-stevedore python-urllib3 python-webob 26 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 0 to remove and 38 not upgraded. Need to get 8449 kB of archives. After this operation, 15.5 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] <--snip--> root@test:~# apt-cache policy python-nova python-nova: Installed: 2:15.1.5-0ubuntu1~cloud5 Candidate: 2:15.1.5-0ubuntu1~cloud5 Version table: *** 2:15.1.5-0ubuntu1~cloud5 500 500 http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/ocata/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 2:13.0.0-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages root@test:~# apt-cache policy python-oslo.middleware python-oslo.middleware: Installed: 3.8.0-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.23.1-0ubuntu1.1~cloud0 Version table: 3.23.1-0ubuntu1.1~cloud0 500 500 http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/ocata/main amd64 Packages *** 3.8.0-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.8.0-2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages