diff --git a/aws/examples/lambda/additional_files/lambda_function_payload/requirements.txt b/aws/examples/lambda/additional_files/lambda_function_payload/requirements.txt
index 07329417..c961ed55 100644
--- a/aws/examples/lambda/additional_files/lambda_function_payload/requirements.txt
+++ b/aws/examples/lambda/additional_files/lambda_function_payload/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ powerline-status==2.7
 python-dateutil==2.8.1
 s3transfer==0.3.3
 six==1.14.0
-urllib3==1.26.5
+urllib3==1.26.18