diff --git a/requirements/app.txt b/requirements/app.txt
index ce791aa..c217a67 100644
--- a/requirements/app.txt
+++ b/requirements/app.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-repobee==3.0.0-alpha.3
+repobee==3.0.0-alpha.5
 gitpython==3.1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d02ddb4..28a6f6d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     assert re.match(r"^\d+(\.\d+){2}(-(alpha|beta|rc)(\.\d+)?)?$", __version__)
 
 test_requirements = ["pytest", "repobee", "pytest-cov"]
-required = ["repobee==3.0.0-alpha.3", "gitpython"]
+required = ["repobee==3.0.0-alpha.5", "gitpython"]
 
 setup(
     name="repobee-sanitizer",