diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0ab6fa9a1..a8fb879f8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ tests =
     flaky==3.7.0
     mock==4.0.3
     pytest-timeout==2.1.0
-    filelock==3.6.0
+    filelock==3.7.0
     # pylint requirements
     pylint==2.13.8
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.