diff --git a/base-requirements.txt b/base-requirements.txt
index b3865ebb5..25a6b36b7 100644
--- a/base-requirements.txt
+++ b/base-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dj-database-url==0.5.0
 django-pipeline==1.6.14
 django-sitetree==1.10.0
 Django==2.0.13
-docutils==0.12
+docutils==0.16
 Markdown==2.5.2
 cmarkgfm==0.4.2
 Pillow==5.1.0