diff --git a/src/post/requirements.txt b/src/post/requirements.txt
index d9bdc00..a70d086 100644
--- a/src/post/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/post/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ flask==0.12.3
 pymongo==3.5.1
 structlog==17.2.0
 py-zipkin==0.13.0
-requests==2.18.4
+requests==2.20.0