diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e8c3445..0f9b592 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ smmap==3.0.4
 snakemake==5.19.3
 toposort==1.5
 traitlets==4.3.3
-urllib3==1.26.5
+urllib3==2.6.3
 wrapt==1.12.1