diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 485ed51..fe8af5a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     package_dir={_name: _name},
     install_requires=[
         "aiokafka==0.6.0",
-        "requests==2.18.*",
+        "requests==2.25.*",
         "python-keystoneclient==3.15.*",
         "six",
         "pyyaml>=5.1.2",