diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fe9e31e61..c7c71b1f5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ tests =
     flaky==3.7.0
     mock==4.0.3
     pytest-timeout==2.1.0
-    filelock==3.7.0
+    filelock==3.7.1
     # pylint requirements
     pylint==2.13.9
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.