diff --git a/requirements-app.txt b/requirements-app.txt
index bb84843f9..13be9f2b9 100644
--- a/requirements-app.txt
+++ b/requirements-app.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pyexcel==0.5.9.1
 pyexcel-io==0.5.10
 pyexcel-xls==0.5.8
 pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.6
-pyexcel-ods3==0.5.2
+pyexcel-ods3==0.5.3
 pytz==2018.7
 gunicorn==19.7.1  # >19.8 stops eventlet workers after a timeout
 whitenoise==4.1.1  #manages static assets
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bcfaaa949..d1885ed8d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pyexcel==0.5.9.1
 pyexcel-io==0.5.10
 pyexcel-xls==0.5.8
 pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.6
-pyexcel-ods3==0.5.2
+pyexcel-ods3==0.5.3
 pytz==2018.7
 gunicorn==19.7.1  # >19.8 stops eventlet workers after a timeout
 whitenoise==4.1.1  #manages static assets