diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0dc5be1b..ea064f53 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "pip==20.0.2",
     "pep8-naming==0.9.1",
     "pycodestyle==2.5.0",
-    "pydocstyle==5.0.2",
+    "pydocstyle==5.1.1",
     "pyflakes==2.1.1",
     "pytest==5.3.5",
     "pytest-cov==2.8.1",