diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 05b80a9a..d3921935 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(exclude=[]),
     py_modules=["duckduckgo_search"],
     install_requires=[
-        "requests>=2.27.1",
+        "requests>=2.28.1",
         "click>=8.1.3",
     ],
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["ddgs = duckduckgo_search.cli.ddgs:cli"]},