diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/__init__.py
index 4d19e182423..96c1fbb2ec5 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import time
 import json
 import os
+import sys
+import ssl
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 from pgadmin.settings import get_setting, store_setting
 
@@ -345,8 +347,16 @@ def upgrade_check():
                 # Do not wait for more than 5 seconds.
                 # It stuck on rendering the browser.html, while working in the
                 # broken network.
-                if os.path.exists(config.CA_FILE):
-                    response = urlopen(url, data, 5, cafile=config.CA_FILE)
+                if os.path.exists(config.CA_FILE) and sys.version_info >= (
+                        3, 13):
+                    # Use SSL context for Python 3.13+
+                    context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=config.CA_FILE)
+                    response = urlopen(url, data=data, timeout=5,
+                                       context=context)
+                elif os.path.exists(config.CA_FILE):
+                    # Use cafile parameter for older versions
+                    response = urlopen(url, data=data, timeout=5,
+                                       cafile=config.CA_FILE)
                 else:
                     response = urlopen(url, data, 5)
                 current_app.logger.debug(