diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bb852fda3..b1269d0a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ werkzeug==1.0.1
     # via flask
 wtforms==2.3.3
     # via flask-wtf
-xlrd==1.2.0
+xlrd==2.0.1
     # via pyexcel-xls
 xlwt==1.3.0
     # via pyexcel-xls