diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8197ecd..f6194cc 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ requests==2.21.0
 six==1.12.0
 starlette==0.11.1
 traitlets==4.3.2
-urllib3==1.24.1
+urllib3==1.26.5
 uvicorn==0.6.1
 uvloop==0.12.2
 wcwidth==0.1.7