diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 693bcd46..244439ee 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ testscenarios==0.5.0
 python-subunit==1.4.0
 ansicolors==1.1.8
 colorama==0.4.3
-gherkin-official==4.1.3
+gherkin-official==27.0.0
 repoze.lru==0.7
 aloe==0.2.0
 pynose==1.4.8