diff --git a/py.requirements/basic.txt b/py.requirements/basic.txt
index eed641c..4309a71 100644
--- a/py.requirements/basic.txt
+++ b/py.requirements/basic.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # git+https://github.com/behave/behave.git@v1.2.7.dev6
 behave == 1.2.7.dev6
 
-PyHamcrest <2.0.0;    python_version <  '3.5'
+PyHamcrest <2.1.1;    python_version <  '3.5'
 PyHamcrest >= 2.0.2;  python_version >= '3.5'
 -r behave_ext.txt
 
diff --git a/py.requirements/testing.txt b/py.requirements/testing.txt
index d8aec12..b28529a 100644
--- a/py.requirements/testing.txt
+++ b/py.requirements/testing.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 -r basic.txt
 # -- ASSERT-MATCHERS:
 PyHamcrest >= 2.0.2; python_version >= '3.0'
-PyHamcrest <  2.0;   python_version <  '3.0'
+PyHamcrest <2.2;   python_version <  '3.0'
 assertpy >= 1.1