diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 554ac0e693d..5c178d866c0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ feedparser==5.2.1
 freezegun==0.3.11; python_version < '3.8'
 freezegun==0.3.15; python_version >= '3.8'
 gevent==1.1.2 ; sys_platform != 'win32' and python_version < '3.7'
-gevent==1.5.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+gevent==1.5.0 ; python_version == '3.7'
+gevent==20.9.0 ; python_version >= '3.8'
 gevent==1.4.0 ; sys_platform == 'win32' and python_version < '3.7'
 greenlet==0.4.10 ; python_version < '3.7'
 greenlet==0.4.15 ; python_version == '3.7'