diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index cc3f6629..095784ab 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ pytz==2021.1
     # via django
 sqlparse==0.4.1
     # via django
-stevedore==3.3.0
+stevedore==3.4.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index 2d57672d..37399fe9 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ six==1.16.0
     #   virtualenv
 toml==0.10.2
     # via tox
-tox==3.24.1
+tox==3.24.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.in
     #   tox-battery
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 3daba61f..73b65388 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #    make upgrade
 #
-astroid==2.6.6
+astroid==2.7.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   pylint
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ coverage==5.5
     #   pytest-cov
 ddt==1.4.2
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
-diff-cover==6.3.1
+diff-cover==6.3.3
     # via -r requirements/dev.in
 distlib==0.3.2
     # via
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ pip-tools==6.2.0
 platformdirs==2.2.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
+    #   -r requirements/quality.txt
+    #   pylint
     #   virtualenv
 pluggy==0.13.1
     # via
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ pydocstyle==6.1.1
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 pygments==2.10.0
     # via diff-cover
-pylint==2.9.6
+pylint==2.10.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   edx-lint
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   django
-stevedore==3.3.0
+stevedore==3.4.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   code-annotations
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ tomli==1.2.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/pip-tools.txt
     #   pep517
-tox==3.24.1
+tox==3.24.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   tox-battery
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index 723d38b0..74f7b2ee 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   django
-stevedore==3.3.0
+stevedore==3.4.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   doc8
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index 4084823e..a80a9f80 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #    make upgrade
 #
-astroid==2.6.6
+astroid==2.7.2
     # via
     #   pylint
     #   pylint-celery
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ pbr==5.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   stevedore
+platformdirs==2.2.0
+    # via pylint
 pluggy==0.13.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ pycodestyle==2.7.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
 pydocstyle==6.1.1
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
-pylint==2.9.6
+pylint==2.10.2
     # via
     #   edx-lint
     #   pylint-celery
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   django
-stevedore==3.3.0
+stevedore==3.4.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   code-annotations
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 40d21169..61eaf029 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   django
-stevedore==3.3.0
+stevedore==3.4.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 toml==0.10.2
     # via
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c560ab64..7b39c4b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_version(*file_paths):
     Extract the version string from the file at the given relative path fragments.
     """
     filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *file_paths)
-    version_file = open(filename).read()
+    version_file = open(filename, encoding="utf8").read()
     version_match = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]",
                               version_file, re.M)
     if version_match:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def load_requirements(*requirements_paths):
     requirements = set()
     for path in requirements_paths:
         requirements.update(
-            line.split('#')[0].strip() for line in open(path).readlines()
+            line.split('#')[0].strip() for line in open(path, encoding="utf8").readlines()
             if is_requirement(line.strip())
         )
     return list(requirements)
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def is_requirement(line):
     os.system("git push --tags")
     sys.exit()
 
-README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')).read()
-CHANGELOG = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'CHANGELOG.rst')).read()
+README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst'), encoding="utf8").read()
+CHANGELOG = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'CHANGELOG.rst'), encoding="utf8").read()
 
 setup(
     name='edx-django-utils',