diff --git a/dev.yml b/dev.yml
index bf47412b63c3e98f7d2ddfd37dd909dd81680a8b..9c692e37f167545d66af28c87c7c6fea1811088a 100644
--- a/dev.yml
+++ b/dev.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # beat dependencies matching release.cfg
   - beat.core=1.10.3
-  - beat.backend.python=1.7.6
+  - beat.backend.python=1.7.7
   - beat.cmdline=1.7.1
 
   # requirements.txt, they are indirectly pinned through the above