diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7657403..35ac41c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     url='https://github.com/leosanbu/pyngoST',
     packages=['pyngoST'],
     install_requires=[
-        'urllib3==1.26.6',
+        'urllib3==2.5.0',
         'requests',
         'biopython',
         'pandas',