diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5253a3e8..0a21b4de 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ numpy==1.16.3
 
 
 # zkutil
-kazoo==2.6.1
+kazoo==2.8.0
 
 
 # for building dependency graph