diff --git a/requirements-selftests.txt b/requirements-selftests.txt
index 501ab33c6a..633ec6dcf5 100644
--- a/requirements-selftests.txt
+++ b/requirements-selftests.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Avocado test requirements
 
 # inspektor (static and style checks)
-pylint==2.3.0
+pylint==2.7.0
 astroid==2.2.0
 inspektor==0.5.2