diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ad4d50e5..f9f50460 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pycrypto==2.6.1
 pycryptodomex==3.4.5
 codeclimate-test-reporter==0.2.1
 nose==1.3.7
-pylint==1.6.5
+pylint==2.7.0
 flake8==3.3.0
 mccabe==0.6.1
 pycodestyle==2.3.1