diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3fd0ede..f4d9df9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PasteDeploy==1.5.2
 Pygments==2.1.3
 SQLAlchemy==1.2.19
 WebHelpers==1.3
-WebOb==1.6.3
+WebOb==1.8.8
 py==1.11.0
 pyramid==1.7.3
 pyramid-chameleon==0.3