diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6df1358f075f..111123bc7d51 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 #
 #   name {repo} {branch|tag}
 libhtp https://github.com/OISF/libhtp 0.5.x
-suricata-update https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update master
+suricata-update https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update 1.3.0rc1