diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 35662139d..cfeebf60b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sshtunnel==0.1.3
 twisted==19.7.0
 validators==0.12.0
 xmltodict==0.11.0
-pyYAML==5.3.1
+pyYAML==5.4
 typing-extensions==3.7.4.3
 
 git+https://github.com/couchbaselabs/mc_bin_client.git@magma#egg=mc_bin_client