diff --git a/requirements_py38.txt b/requirements_py38.txt
index 7d8191224..35c6e87d4 100644
--- a/requirements_py38.txt
+++ b/requirements_py38.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ matplotlib==3.3.4
 numpy==1.19.5
 pyyaml==5.4
 psutil==5.6.6
-scipy==1.5.4
+scipy==1.8.0
 scikit-learn
 jinja2==2.10.1
 pandas==1.1.5