diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 76ad387..51e7202 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         'attrs==16.3.0',
         'singer-python==1.6.0a2',
-        'requests==2.12.4',
+        'requests==2.20.0',
         'backoff==1.3.2',
     ],
     extras_require={