diff --git a/geoportal/upstream_requirements.txt b/geoportal/upstream_requirements.txt
index 05efe8758..f6e7bee15 100644
--- a/geoportal/upstream_requirements.txt
+++ b/geoportal/upstream_requirements.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ transifex-client==0.13.6  # Makefile
 translationstring==1.3  # admin
 urllib3==1.23  # required by transifex, rq.filter: <1.24
 virtualenv==16.4.3  # Makefile
-waitress==1.2.1  # pcreate
+waitress==2.1.2  # pcreate
 WebOb==1.8.5  # geoportal test
 WebTest==2.0.33  # admin tests
 wsgi-lineprof==0.7.0  # profiling