diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 7ac9fb2..2bbc431 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==19.3
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.33.6
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==5.0.1
 flake8==3.7.8
 coverage==4.5.4
 Sphinx==2.2.0