diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 82b152f4f26745e3dc2419f34525701892d7e59b..2cd7f314c3d243567e0321ac91ef33fba8717c10 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-git+https://github.com/nchristensen/pytools.git#egg=pytools == 2020.4.4
+git+https://github.com/nchristensen/pytools.git@master#egg=pytools == 2020.4.4
 git+https://github.com/inducer/loopy.git#egg=loopy