diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fc6a211..9349d12 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 mock==2.0.0
 PyHamcrest==1.9.0
 pytest==3.5.0
-requests==2.20.0
+requests==2.31.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 525ebae..91c77bb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     # requirements files see:
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
     install_requires=[
-        'requests==2.20.0'
+        'requests==2.31.0'
     ],
 
     # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development