diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d5c24ead4..e38be2cf0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ 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