diff --git a/.scripts/requirements.txt b/.scripts/requirements.txt
index 2761b1ea067..205cf6b5091 100644
--- a/.scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/.scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ tox==3.0.0
 traitlets==4.3.2
 translate-toolkit==2.3.0
 urllib3==1.26.5
-virtualenv==16.0.0
+virtualenv==20.36.1
 wcwidth==0.1.7
 wrapt==1.10.11