diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index 5d22dbe13ba..1aa909bc9bb 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # new version
 flake8==3.3
 pylint==1.6.5
-mypy==0.521
+mypy==0.540
 pydocstyle==1.1.1
 coveralls>=1.1
 pytest>=2.9.2
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index 30a19dd117b..41e0ccd0c0f 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # new version
 flake8==3.3
 pylint==1.6.5
-mypy==0.521
+mypy==0.540
 pydocstyle==1.1.1
 coveralls>=1.1
 pytest>=2.9.2