diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d2f11070..fed4d5bb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pandas==1.1.2
 matminer==0.6.3
 autologging
 awscli==1.18.144
-boto3==1.14.59
+boto3==1.16.16
 docopt==0.6.2
 scikit-learn==0.23.2
 taburu==2020.5.9
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dffb3456..e5a82e2c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                       "matminer==0.6.3",
                       "autologging",
                       "awscli==1.18.144",
-                      "boto3==1.14.59",
+                      "boto3==1.16.16",
                       "docopt==0.6.2",
                       "scikit-learn==0.23.2",
                       "taburu==2020.5.9",