diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 3719884..06ae74c 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Sphinx==2.1.0
 twine==1.13.0
 pytest==4.6.0
 pytest-runner==5.1
-recommonmark==0.5.0
+recommonmark==0.7.1
 sphinx-click==2.1.0
 sphinx-rtd-theme == 0.4.3
 sphinxcontrib-fulltoc == 1.2.0