diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index f63454b..4e3ee89 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==18.1
 bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.32.3
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==3.0.0
 flake8==3.6.0
 tox==3.8.6
 Sphinx==2.1.2