diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9fc75abf..0e213af0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fontmake>=3.8
+fontmake>=3.8.1
 gftools[qa]>=0.9.51
 drawbot-skia>=0.4.8
 sh>=1.14.2