diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 198969d..fa22d98 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 aiohttp==3.7.4.post0
-requests==2.25.1
+requests==2.26.0
 python-swiftclient==3.12.0
 keystoneauth1==4.3.1
 git+https://github.com/cscfi/swift-browser-ui.git
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 893b72e..265ff0e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     license="MIT",
     install_requires=[
         "aiohttp==3.7.4.post0",
-        "requests==2.25.1",
+        "requests==2.26.0",
         "python-swiftclient==3.12.0",
         "keystoneauth1==4.3.1",
         "gunicorn>=20.0.1",