diff --git a/traffic_control/clients/python/setup.py b/traffic_control/clients/python/setup.py
index a106d2d37a..d8bcb5024b 100755
--- a/traffic_control/clients/python/setup.py
+++ b/traffic_control/clients/python/setup.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	       packages=find_packages(exclude=["contrib", "docs", "tests"]),
 	       install_requires=[
 	           "future>=0.16.0",
-	           "requests>=2.13.0",
+	           "requests>=2.26.0",
 	           "munch>=2.1.1",
 	       ],
 	       entry_points={