diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 10eb7cf..31896ad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Flask==1.0.2
 zappa==0.47.0
 Flask-Cors==3.0.6
 Flask-Compress==1.4.0
-pytest==3.8.2
+pytest==3.9.1
 pytest-cov==2.6.0
 git+https://github.com/multiplechoice/sqlalchemy-mappings.git@2e5cab4d771137d42b59bf88fd92b7db6f1dbb3a