diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 232b584b3..c39cbd131 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pyexcel==0.5.4
 pyexcel-io==0.5.1
 pyexcel-xls==0.5.0
 pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.0.1
-pyexcel-ods3==0.5.0
+pyexcel-ods3==0.5.1
 pytz==2017.2
 gunicorn==19.7.1
 whitenoise==3.3.1  #manages static assets