diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd468c687b..74a1da3192 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         'hachoir==3.1.2',
         'coincurve==15.0.0',
         'pbkdf2==1.3',
-        'filetype==1.0.9',
+        'filetype==1.2.0',
         'libtorrent==2.0.6',
     ],
     extras_require={