diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b9c6cd..3c45cff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def readme():
     install_requires=[
         'SQLObject==2.1.2',
         'beautifulsoup4==4.4.0',
-        'requests==2.2.1',
+        'requests==2.20.0',
         'MySQL-python==1.2.3',
         'simplejson==3.8.2'
     ],