diff --git a/app/requirements.txt b/app/requirements.txt
index 9987aa758a..fe265a789b 100644
--- a/app/requirements.txt
+++ b/app/requirements.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ pytest-testmon==0.9.13
 pytest-watch==4.2.0
 python-decouple==3.0
 raven==6.9.0
-requests==2.12.1
+requests==2.20.0
 whitenoise==3.3.0