diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index fa55a72..2706eb4 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ snowballstemmer==1.2.1
 tblib==1.3.2
 termcolor==1.1.0
 typing==3.6.6
-urllib3==1.23
+urllib3==1.26.5
 vine==1.1.4
 whitenoise==4.1