diff --git a/nikola/plugins/command/auto/__init__.py b/nikola/plugins/command/auto/__init__.py
index a3e0d1bb34..f05dbcf19e 100644
--- a/nikola/plugins/command/auto/__init__.py
+++ b/nikola/plugins/command/auto/__init__.py
@@ -620,5 +620,5 @@ def __init__(self, configuration_filename, function, loop):
 
     def dispatch(self, event):
         """Handle file events if they concern the configuration file."""
-        if event._src_path == self.configuration_filename:
+        if event.src_path == self.configuration_filename:
             super().dispatch(event)
diff --git a/requirements-extras.txt b/requirements-extras.txt
index 1ad129de3d..d8c2259c89 100644
--- a/requirements-extras.txt
+++ b/requirements-extras.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ notebook>=6.0.0
 ipykernel>=6.21.2
 ghp-import>=1.0.0
 aiohttp>=3.8.6
-watchdog>=0.8.3
+watchdog>=2.3.0
 ruamel.yaml>=0.15.98
 toml>=0.9.2
 html5lib>=1.0.1