diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3fe42140620..7cdbb2f255e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jinja2
 pygtrie~=2.4.2
 psycopg2>=2.7,<2.9 # pin to < 2.9 until django 3
 PyYAML>=5.1.1,<5.5.0
-python-gnupg~=0.4.7
+python-gnupg~=0.4.9
 redis>=3.4.0
 rq~=1.9.0
 setuptools>=39.2.0