diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c7e8304bb..d261d9d3f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ tests =
     flaky==3.7.0
     mock==4.0.3
     pytest-timeout==2.1.0
-    filelock==3.7.1
+    filelock==3.8.0
     # pylint requirements
     pylint==2.14.5
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.