diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 111dbcb..18423d2 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==20.1.1
 punch.py==2.0.0
 wheel==0.34.2
-watchdog==0.10.3
+watchdog==5.0.3
 flake8==3.8.3
 Sphinx==3.2.1
 PyYAML==5.3.1