diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 3c705901..448034eb 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ nose_parameterized==0.3.3
 profanityfilter
 lxml==4.5.2
 splinter>=0.13.0
-xlrd==1.0.0
+xlrd==1.2.0
 python-magic==0.4.18
 messytables==0.15.2
 progressbar==2.5