diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f9df0dd5f6..72919eccb9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ celery==3.1.17
 httplib2==0.9
 hurry.filesize==0.9
 itsdangerous==0.24
-lxml==3.4.1
+lxml==4.9.1
 mailchimp==2.0.9
 nameparser==0.3.3
 py-bcrypt==0.4