diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 307fc7d..bc685ff 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ coverage==4.5.1
 Sphinx==1.7.6
 twine==1.11.0
 
-pytest==3.6.3
+pytest==5.4.0
 pytest-runner==4.2