diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 7b14edd..56714ad 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pip==23.3.2
 bump2version==1.0.1
 tox==4.12.1
 wheel==0.42.0
-watchdog==3.0.0
+watchdog==4.0.1
 flake8==7.0.0
 pydata-sphinx-theme==0.15.2
 sphinx-rtd-theme==2.0.0