diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f4901c68d..741552c2a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ tests =
     collective.checkdocs==0.2
     pydocstyle==6.1.1
     # pylint requirements
-    pylint==2.11.1
+    pylint==2.12.1
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.
     pylint-pytest==1.1.2
     # we use this to suppress some messages in tests, eg: foo/bar naming,