diff --git a/requirements-lint.txt b/requirements-lint.txt
index 6a820f5f..a269cbe2 100644
--- a/requirements-lint.txt
+++ b/requirements-lint.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # linters
 pycodestyle==2.7.0
 pydocstyle==6.0.0
-pylint==2.7.4
+pylint==2.8.1
 pygments
 pyroma==3.1
 -r requirements-test.txt