diff --git a/requirements-app.txt b/requirements-app.txt
index 648c4180b..868bc9def 100644
--- a/requirements-app.txt
+++ b/requirements-app.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ marshmallow-sqlalchemy==0.15.0
 marshmallow==2.16.3
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
 PyJWT==1.6.4
-SQLAlchemy==1.2.14
+SQLAlchemy==1.2.16
 
 notifications-python-client==5.2.0
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 68db945c2..fca50598d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ marshmallow-sqlalchemy==0.15.0
 marshmallow==2.16.3
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
 PyJWT==1.6.4
-SQLAlchemy==1.2.14
+SQLAlchemy==1.2.16
 
 notifications-python-client==5.2.0