diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 81d507f..08ea589 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bumpversion==0.6.0
 pip==20.2.2
 sphinx==3.2.1
 coverage==5.2.1
-watchdog==0.10.3
+watchdog==5.0.3
 flake8==3.8.3
 PyYAML==5.3.1
 Flask-Sphinx-Themes==1.0.2