diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 2c5c4b1..8c9b416 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ pytest_cov==2.7.1
 Sphinx==2.2.0
 sphinx_rtd_theme==0.4.3
 bumpversion==0.5.3
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==3.0.0
 pytest-runner==5.1