diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c298726..55d9c2b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "cython",
     "tgext.evolve >= 0.0.5",
     "numexpr",
-    "requests == 2.20.0",
+    "requests == 2.31.0",
     "axf == 0.0.19",
     "kajiki >= 0.8.0",  # at least this version for python3.8 support
     "tgext.pluggable",