diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 61b9fcdef..290f1f02b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-mkdocs
+mkdocs>=0.16
 pygments
 pymdown-extensions