diff --git a/rest_api/requirements.txt b/rest_api/requirements.txt
index d17208a..7a908bd 100644
--- a/rest_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/rest_api/requirements.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ six==1.11.0
 tablib==0.12.1
 unicodecsv==0.14.1
 uritemplate==3.0.0
-urllib3==1.22
+urllib3==1.24.2
 xlrd==1.1.0
 xlwt==1.3.0
 psycopg2==2.8.2