diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c7824e8..6d7626d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ astroid==1.6.1
 async-timeout==3.0.1
 asyncio==3.4.3
 attrs==19.1.0
-certifi==2019.3.9
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==3.0.4
 cloudant==2.7.0
 decorator==4.1.2