diff --git a/requirements-opt.txt b/requirements-opt.txt
index 9ae13a9981..454ca89f83 100644
--- a/requirements-opt.txt
+++ b/requirements-opt.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ kazoo==1.3.1
 # checks.d/ssh_check.py
 winrandom-ctypes
 # Require a compiler because pycrypto is a dep
-paramiko==1.15.2
+paramiko==2.0.9
 
 # checks.d/pgbouncer.py
 # Require libpq