diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ad4d50e5..12475f13 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pycrypto==2.6.1
 pycryptodomex==3.4.5
 codeclimate-test-reporter==0.2.1
 nose==1.3.7
-pylint==1.6.5
+pylint==2.7.0
 flake8==3.3.0
 mccabe==0.6.1
 pycodestyle==2.3.1
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ pyflakes==1.5.0
 git+https://github.com/romanvm/Kodistubs.git#egg=Kodistubs
 httpretty==0.8.14
 mock==1.0.1
-requests==2.12.4
+requests==2.20
 pydes==2.0.1
 radon==2.1.1
-Sphinx==1.5.5
+Sphinx==3.0.4
 sphinx_rtd_theme==0.2.4
 m2r==0.1.12
 git+https://github.com/asciidisco/kodi-release-helper.git#egg=kodi-release-helper
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ blessings==1.6
 demjson==2.2.4
 yamllint==1.8.1
 restructuredtext_lint==1.1.1
+pygments>=2.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability