diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index b0f58b02..688b7b2e 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ coverage==5.2.1
 flake8==3.8.3
 flake8-docstrings==1.5.0
 pre-commit==2.6.0
-pylint==2.5.3
+pylint==2.6.1
 pydocstyle==5.0.2
 pytest==6.0.1
 pytest-cov==2.10.0