diff --git a/requirements-py2.txt b/requirements-py2.txt
index 03b33d02d..0771aae3a 100644
--- a/requirements-py2.txt
+++ b/requirements-py2.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ queuelib
 w3lib>=1.17.0
 six>=1.5.2
 PyDispatcher>=2.0.5
-parsel>=1.4
+parsel>=1.5
 service_identity
diff --git a/requirements-py3.txt b/requirements-py3.txt
index b38c4cc09..5a5d4c95a 100644
--- a/requirements-py3.txt
+++ b/requirements-py3.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ queuelib>=1.1.1
 w3lib>=1.17.0
 six>=1.5.2
 PyDispatcher>=2.0.5
-parsel>=1.4
+parsel>=1.5
 service_identity
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c37919cda..8c47f67ce 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ setup(
         'pyOpenSSL',
         'cssselect>=0.9',
         'six>=1.5.2',
-        'parsel>=1.4',
+        'parsel>=1.5',
         'PyDispatcher>=2.0.5',
         'service_identity',
     ],