diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index f198c8a8..8e61019e 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def email_addresses():
 def selenium():
     """setting up selenium to run in the background on RY's laptop"""
     with cd('/Users/raymondyee/D/Document/Gluejar/Gluejar.github/regluit'):
-        local("java -jar test/selenium-server-standalone-2.35.0.jar > selenium-rc.log 2>&1 &")
+        local("java -jar test/selenium-server-standalone-2.39.0.jar > selenium-rc.log 2>&1 &")
         
 def test():
     """run regluit tests locally"""
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ def reboot():
     run("sudo shutdown -r now")
 
 def host_type():
-    run('uname -s')
\ No newline at end of file
+    run('uname -s')
diff --git a/requirements_versioned.pip b/requirements_versioned.pip
index ba6773b3..69c5089b 100644
--- a/requirements_versioned.pip
+++ b/requirements_versioned.pip
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pytz==2012d
 rdflib==2.4.0
 redis==2.6.2
 requests==0.14.0
-selenium==2.25.0
+selenium==2.39.0
 six==1.2.0
 ssh==1.7.14
 stevedore==0.4