diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b703d62..bad60a6 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ scipy==1.3.0
 six==1.12.0
 smart-open==1.8.3
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.4
-urllib3==1.25.3
+urllib3==1.26.5
 Werkzeug==0.15.4