diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a074bb..37915d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 biopython==1.76
 numpy==1.18.1
 python-dotenv==0.11.0
-requests==2.23.0
+requests==2.31.0
 azure-core==1.10.0
 azure-common==1.1.26
 azure-storage-blob==12.3.1