diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c255b4d..a03ed35 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-regex       = "1.5.4"
+regex       = "1.7.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rstest    = "0.11.0"