diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index c7984aa..03f2ba7 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bumpversion==0.5.3
 wheel==0.29.0
 watchdog==0.8.3
 pytest==3.2.1
-pytest-runner==2.11.1
+pytest-runner==5.3.1
 tox==2.7.0
 flake8==3.4.1
 coverage==4.4.1