diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index e0c2b65..399db4e 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pip>=18.1
 bumpversion==0.6.0
 wheel==0.37.1
-watchdog==2.1.6
+watchdog==5.0.2
 flake8==4.0.1
-watchdog==2.1.6
+watchdog==5.0.2
 flake8==3.9.2
 tox==3.24.5
 coverage==6.3.2