diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 327eef8..fc22b4a 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pip>=18.0
 wheel>=0.30.0
 
 # glotaran setup dependencies
-pyglotaran==0.4.1
+pyglotaran==0.7.1
 
 
 # testing dependencies