diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index a920601b7c..ff899f6751 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ tox==2.2.1
 pytest-cov==2.4.0
 # astroid > 2.0.4 is not compatible with pylint1.7
 astroid>=1.5.8,<2.1.0
-pylint==1.7.2
+pylint==2.6.1
 
 # Test requirements
 pytest==3.0.7