diff --git a/requirements/basic.txt b/requirements/basic.txt
index a6eb084..3601b31 100644
--- a/requirements/basic.txt
+++ b/requirements/basic.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ argh==0.24.1
 blessings==1.5.1
 confu==0.0.1
 monk==0.11.2
-pyyaml==3.11
+pyyaml==5.1
 pyxdg==0.25
 terminaltables==2.1.0