diff --git a/pytorch_object_detection/ssd/requirements.txt b/pytorch_object_detection/ssd/requirements.txt
index 8885fa96e..227a515dc 100644
--- a/pytorch_object_detection/ssd/requirements.txt
+++ b/pytorch_object_detection/ssd/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ numpy
 matplotlib
 tqdm
 pycocotools
-torch==1.7.1
+torch==1.13.1
 torchvision==0.8.2
 lxml
 Pillow