diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index eaf1fa5..53a846b 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ coverage==4.5.4
 Sphinx==1.8.5
 twine==1.14.0
 
-pytest==4.6.5
+pytest==5.4.1
 pytest-runner==5.1