diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 0e5290420..d892c00f2 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.4
 typing_extensions==4.4.0
 tzdata==2022.6
 uritemplate==4.1.1
-urllib3==1.26.18
+urllib3==2.6.0
 vine==1.3.0
 whitenoise==5.3.0
 xlwt==1.3.0