diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7cd91f8eb08f..7b9120c105b5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GitPython==3.0.6
+GitPython==3.1.41
 unittest2==1.1.0
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
 codecov==2.0.15
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4217bf181be9..edcaa40d9779 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     license='GNU',
     packages = ['truffleHog'],
     install_requires=[
-        'GitPython == 3.0.6',
+        'GitPython == 3.1.41',
         'truffleHogRegexes == 0.0.7'
     ],
     entry_points = {