diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 11409cc93..4374642c9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pyexcel-xlsx==0.4.0
 pyexcel-ods3==0.4.0
 pytz==2017.2
 six==1.10.0
-gunicorn==19.6.0
+gunicorn==19.7.1
 whitenoise==1.0.6  #manages static assets
 
 # pin to minor version 3.1.x