diff --git a/api/requirements/base.txt b/api/requirements/base.txt
index 3a3d61d92..cbcf136bf 100644
--- a/api/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/api/requirements/base.txt
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ service_identity~=18.1.0
 markdown~=3.2.0
 bleach~=3.1.0
 feedparser==6.0.0b3
-watchdog~=0.10.0
+watchdog~=1.0.2