diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 318e7c459..73b855b68 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dnspython==2.2.1
     # via eventlet
 docopt==0.6.2
     # via notifications-python-client
-docutils==0.16
+docutils==0.18.1
     # via awscli
 eventlet==0.33.1
     # via gunicorn