diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
index f63d7da3c..12302043d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip==19.2.3
 bump2version==0.5.11
 wheel==0.33.6
-watchdog==0.9.0
+watchdog==5.0.3
 tox==3.14.0
 coverage==4.5.4
 Sphinx==7.2.6