diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a4a39682..b3386ef5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ply==3.11
 prompt-toolkit==1.0.15
 psutil==4.3.0
 psycopg2==2.7.5
-py==1.5.3
+py==1.10.0
 pycparser==2.18
 pycrypto==2.6.1
 pyflakes==0.8.1
diff --git a/webservices_rpi_arduino_comm/requirements.txt b/webservices_rpi_arduino_comm/requirements.txt
index 285161ff..e55e2342 100644
--- a/webservices_rpi_arduino_comm/requirements.txt
+++ b/webservices_rpi_arduino_comm/requirements.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ply==3.11
 prompt-toolkit==1.0.15
 psutil==4.3.0
 psycopg2==2.7.5
-py==1.5.3
+py==1.10.0
 pycparser==2.18
 pycrypto==2.6.1
 pyflakes==0.8.1