diff --git a/modules/ducktests/tests/docker/requirements.txt b/modules/ducktests/tests/docker/requirements.txt
index aba4f25a86d1d..67c9452a97725 100644
--- a/modules/ducktests/tests/docker/requirements.txt
+++ b/modules/ducktests/tests/docker/requirements.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-filelock==3.8.2
+filelock==3.20.3
 ducktape==0.13.0
 looseversion==1.3.0