diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2a0135cf44..0d465e9c4f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pandas == 1.3.4
 matplotlib == 3.5.0
 cvxpy == 1.1.17
 pytest == 6.2.5 # For unit test
-pytest-xdist == 2.4.0 # For unit test
+pytest-xdist == 3.2.1 # For unit test
 sphinx < 4.0 # For sphinx documentation
 sphinx_rtd_theme == 1.0.0
 IPython == 7.30.0 # For sphinx documentation