diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 64ad196f..6b115c7a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sqlalchemy_utils==0.33.3
 pyspark==2.4.4
 pyspark-iforest==2.4.0
 es_retriever==1.0.0
-psutil==5.4.6
+psutil==5.6.6
 psycopg2==2.7.5
 yellowbrick==0.8
 dateparser==0.7.0
diff --git a/requirements_unit_tests.txt b/requirements_unit_tests.txt
index 14ac127a..2a2f169e 100644
--- a/requirements_unit_tests.txt
+++ b/requirements_unit_tests.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tzwhere==3.0.3
 pytz==2014.10
 sqlalchemy_utils==0.33.3
 pyspark==2.4.4
-psutil==5.4.6
+psutil==5.6.6
 psycopg2==2.7.5
 yellowbrick==0.8
 dateparser==0.7.0