diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 33b3b47b6..d6b3470c0 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ coverage>=3.6
 discover
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testtools>=0.9.32
-Babel>=0.9.6
+Babel>=1.3
 argparse