diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 15bcedc..1d3b0a4 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==19.1
 wheel==0.33.1
 twine==1.13.0
-pytest==4.4.1
+pytest==5.2.4
 pytest-cov==2.6.1
 coveralls==1.7.0
 sphinx==2.0.1