diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 82daec0628..5417385f8c 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ rednose==0.3
 selenium==2.42.1
 splinter==0.5.4
 testtools==0.9.34
-PyContracts==1.6.5
+PyContracts==1.7.1
 
 # Used for Segment.io analytics
 analytics-python==0.4.4