diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6a581002b5b..cdca5135d8d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cov-core==1.15.0
 coverage==4.0.3
 coveralls==1.1
 docopt==0.6.2
-docutils==0.12
+docutils==0.17.1
 jarn.viewdoc==1.7
 nose-cov==1.6
 nose==1.3.7