diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d073fe1828..e674c77817 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 alembic==1.3.1            # via flask-migrate
 amqp==2.5.2               # via kombu
-babel==2.7.0              # via flask-babel, sphinx
+babel==2.8.0              # via flask-babel, sphinx
 bcrypt==3.1.7             # via flask-user
 billiard==3.6.0         # pyup: < 4.0  # pin until celery upgraded # via celery
 blinker==1.4              # via flask-mail, flask-webtest