diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 475298976..cf8eb5e08 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pip>=18.0
 wheel>=0.38.0
 
 # glotaran setup dependencies
-asteval==0.9.33
+asteval==1.0.1
 attrs == 23.2.0
 click==8.1.7
 netCDF4==1.7.1.post1