diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c4c995d50..902b203de 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-flask==0.12.4
+flask==1.0.0
 jsonschema==2.5.1
 sqlalchemy==1.3.3
 sqlalchemy-utils>=0.33.11
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c00ef5782..3882e4e99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data={"index": ["schemas/*"]},
     install_requires=[
-        "flask==0.12.4",
+        "flask==1.0.0",
         "jsonschema==2.5.1",
         "sqlalchemy==1.3.3",
         "sqlalchemy-utils>=0.33.11",