diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 66ea9fe..1db20fa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==9.0.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.30.0
-watchdog==0.8.3
+watchdog==4.0.2
 flake8==3.5.0
 tox==2.8.2
 coverage==4.4.1