diff --git a/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
index 78d5996f85..dc10e94f6c 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-sonic-mgmt/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RUN pip install ipaddr \
                 pysnmp==4.2.5 \
                 jinja2==2.7.2 \
                 cffi==1.10.0 \
-                paramiko==2.1.2 \
+                paramiko==2.7.1 \
                 passlib \
                 ipython==5.4.1 \
                 virtualenv \