diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e4b14b8..15123f1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ python-cloudfiles==1.7.10
 python-dateutil==2.6.0
 pytz==2017.2
 pyxdg==0.25
-PyYAML==3.12
+PyYAML==5.4
 pyzmq==16.0.2
 QtAwesome==0.4.4
 qtconsole==4.3.0