diff --git a/gnmi_cli_py/requirements.txt b/gnmi_cli_py/requirements.txt
index dab2db62..de7d95ad 100644
--- a/gnmi_cli_py/requirements.txt
+++ b/gnmi_cli_py/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 enum34==1.1.6
 futures==3.2.0
-grpcio==1.18.0
+grpcio==1.53.0
 grpcio-tools==1.15.0
 protobuf==3.6.1 --no-binary=protobuf
 six==1.12.0