diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6eb48a1..ac40253 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==20.1.1
 bump2version==1.0.0
 wheel==0.34.2
-watchdog==0.10.3
+watchdog==5.0.1
 flake8==3.8.3
 tox==3.18.0
 coverage==5.2.1
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index d3eacc3..31d8001 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==20.1.1
 bump2version==1.0.0
 wheel==0.34.2
-watchdog==0.10.3
+watchdog==5.0.1
 flake8==3.8.3
 tox==3.18.0
 coverage==5.2.1