diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ repoze.lru==0.7
 scandir==1.10.0
 setproctitle==1.3.3
 subvertpy==0.11.0
+waitress==3.0.0
 wcwidth==0.2.6
 
 
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pytest-timeout==2.1.0
 webtest==3.0.0
   beautifulsoup4==4.11.2
     soupsieve==2.4
-  waitress==2.1.2
+  waitress==3.0.0
   webob==1.8.7
 
 # RhodeCode test-data