diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 57c2525897..a8c3ef640b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ werkzeug>=0.16,<0.17  # https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/blob/master/CHANGES
 patool>=1.12,<1.13  # https://github.com/wummel/patool/blob/master/doc/changelog.txt
 bcrypt>=3.1,<3.2  # https://github.com/pyca/bcrypt/
 chardet>=3.0,<3.1  # https://pypi.python.org/pypi/chardet
-babel>=2.6,<2.7  # http://babel.pocoo.org/en/latest/changelog.html
+babel==2.13.1  # http://babel.pocoo.org/en/latest/changelog.html
 pyxdg>=0.26,<0.27  # https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pyxdg/
 Jinja2>=2.10,<2.11  # http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/latest/changelog/