diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 7364fc0..edfb4f6 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ smmap2==2.0.5
 stevedore==1.32.0
 toml==0.10.0
 urllib3==1.25.8
-virtualenv==16.7.9
+virtualenv==20.26.1
 zipp==3.1.0