diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index ef13a93..25acbbd 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ wheel
 twine==3.3.0
 pytest==6.2.2
 # middleware specific
-Werkzeug==1.0.1
+Werkzeug==2.2.3
 django==3.1.12
 aiohttp==3.7.4
 tox==3.24.3