diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 1aebd77..83ee014 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pip>=20.2.2
 wheel>=0.34.2
-watchdog==2.1.3
+watchdog==2.3.1
 flake8==3.9.2
 tox==3.24.0
 coverage==5.5