diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 561ab8d..0df6591 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ async-timeout==3.0.0
 base58==0.2.5
 BigchainDB==2.0.0a1
 bigchaindb-driver==0.5.0a1
-certifi==2018.4.16
+certifi==2022.12.7
 cffi==1.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4
 click==6.7