diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a1eeec..6a5d8c9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ parsimonious==0.8.0
 psutil==5.6.6
 pycryptodome==3.6.1
 PyYAML==3.12
-requests==2.18.4
+requests==2.20.0
 rlp==1.0.1
 SimpleWebSocketServerFork==0.1.3
 six==1.11.0