diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1fcaa35..1c059c2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 flask==2.0.3
 simplejson==3.17.2
 python-dotenv==0.15.0
-requests==2.25.1
+requests==2.32.4
 gunicorn==20.0.4
 gevent==21.1.2
 biopython==1.78