diff --git a/local-requirements.txt b/local-requirements.txt
index 5d04fe8f0b..0ce7de0e73 100644
--- a/local-requirements.txt
+++ b/local-requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # XBlock:
 # Might change frequently, so put it in local-requirements.txt,
 # but conceptually is an external package, so it is in a separate repo.
--e git+https://github.com/edx/XBlock.git@49181a1b#egg=XBlock
+-e git+https://github.com/edx/XBlock.git@5ce6f70a#egg=XBlock