diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 44668c7..db398f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gnureadline==6.3.3
 greenlet==0.4.7
 ipython==4.0.0
 ipython-genutils==0.1.0
-lxml==3.4.4
+lxml==4.6.5
 nose==1.3.7
 -e git+git@github.com:newsdev/nyt-ap-elections.git#egg=nyt_ap_elections
 path.py==8.1.2