diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e5a41f7..534312c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ iso8601==0.1.8
 pyOpenSSL==0.14
 azure==0.10.0
 # optional deps
-ipython==1.1.0 # needed for shell command
+ipython==7.16.3 # needed for shell command
 # required for git-hooks and check.py
 pep8==1.4.6
 pyflakes==0.7.3