diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 35b5c53b0d..4401926746 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PyJWT==1.7.1
 click==7.0
 colorlog==4.0.2
 cryptography==2.6.1
-execnet==1.5.0
+execnet==1.6.0
 inmanta-sphinx==0.9.1
 netifaces==0.10.9
 ply==3.11