diff --git a/python/requirements-optional.txt b/python/requirements-optional.txt
index 77de05af3..cfd54fed1 100644
--- a/python/requirements-optional.txt
+++ b/python/requirements-optional.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 hidapi >= 0.7.99.post20
-web3 >= 4.8
+web3>=7.15.0
 Pillow
 stellar-sdk>=4.0.0,<6.0.0
 rlp>=1.1.0 ; python_version<'3.7'