diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2b6dc81..313a357 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 capexplain==0.1
-certifi==2018.4.16
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==3.0.4
 colorful==0.4.1
 idna==2.7
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e3c0835..e5ba095 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     author_email='who@gmail.com',
     url='https://github.com/iitdbgroup/cape',
     install_requires=[
-        'certifi==2018.4.16',
+        'certifi==2022.12.7',
         'chardet==3.0.4',
         'colorful==0.4.1',
         'geopy',