diff --git a/scripts/make_release_requirements.txt b/scripts/make_release_requirements.txt
index 133b5a3..f899ffe 100644
--- a/scripts/make_release_requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/make_release_requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ idna==3.7
     # via requests
 pycparser==2.22
     # via cffi
-pygithub==2.6.0
+pygithub==2.6.1
     # via -r scripts/make_release_requirements.in
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.8.0
     # via pygithub