diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index faea85d..786e733 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==19.0.3
 wheel==0.33.1
 twine==1.13.0
-pytest==4.3.1
+pytest==4.4.1
 pytest-cov==2.6.1
 coveralls==1.7.0
 sphinx==2.0.1