diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index fbdad84e8..5c175d8cf 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ wheel>=0.30.0
 # glotaran setup dependencies
 asteval==0.9.25
 numpy==1.20.3
-scipy==1.7.0
+scipy==1.7.1
 click==8.0.1
 rich==10.9.0
 numba==0.53.1