diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 3719884..faf6074 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pip==19.1.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.33.4
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==5.0.1
 flake8==3.7.7
 pytest-mypy==0.3.2
 tox==3.12.1