diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 616fc1243..020f55ebd 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # the setup function because Read The Docs needs a requirements file.
 black==20.8b1
 PyYAML==5.3.1
-Pygments==2.7.2
+Pygments==2.8.1
 Sphinx-Substitution-Extensions==2020.9.30.0
 Sphinx==3.2.1
 VWS-Python-Mock==2020.10.3.0