diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7bdabff0..49de63f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         'web3',
         'sqlalchemy',
-        'requests == 2.20.0',
+        'requests == 2.31.0',
         'protobuf >= 3.10.0, < 4',
         'fabric-sdk-py'
     ],