diff --git a/default_files/python/config/requirements.txt b/default_files/python/config/requirements.txt
index c53efbd22..42c571b22 100644
--- a/default_files/python/config/requirements.txt
+++ b/default_files/python/config/requirements.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ xmltodict==0.4
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi/yql/0.7.2
 #yql==0.7.2
 zope.interface==3.8.0
-lxml==2.3.3
+lxml==4.9.1
 chromium-compact-language-detector==0.031415
 #distribute==0.6.21
 #gensim==0.8.3