diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index ef46a8f..bcc4926 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ wheel==0.33.4
 coverage==4.5.2
 tox==3.10.0
 flake8==3.6.0
-watchdog==0.10.2
+watchdog==5.0.1
 twine==1.12.1
 
 pytest==4.5.0
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index 6947b36..dc155a6 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ wheel==0.33.4
 coverage==4.5.2
 tox==3.10.0
 flake8==3.6.0
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==5.0.1
 twine==1.12.1
 
 pytest==4.5.0