diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c3d3459f..0fa1604a6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pyexcel-xls==0.5.6
 pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.6
 pyexcel-ods3==0.5.2
 pytz==2018.4
-gunicorn==19.7.1
+gunicorn==19.8.0
 whitenoise==3.3.1  #manages static assets
 eventlet==0.22.1
 notifications-python-client==4.8.2