diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index d6a062851b..1817047d29 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Dockerfile
 
 asciitree==0.3.3  # optional, for naventity
-psycopg2==2.8.4  # requires libpq to build
+psycopg2==2.9.9  # requires libpq to build
 IPy==1.01
 pyaml