diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 7aa98aea..daf04e26 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pytest==2.6.0
+pytest==2.6.1
 pytest-cov==1.7.0
 sphinx
 sphinx_rtd_theme