diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bc044b0..7ee2bc8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ traitlets==4.3.2
 tweepy==3.5.0
 twitter==1.17.1
 twython==3.6.0
-urllib3==1.22
+urllib3==1.26.5
 virtualenv==15.1.0
 watson-developer-cloud==0.26.1
 wcwidth==0.1.7