diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1018f67971b..b392eccc32c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     # For performance gains with apache arrow
     "pandas",
     # for downloading datasets over HTTPS
-    "requests>=2.19.0",
+    "requests>=2.32.1",
     # progress bars in download and scripts
     "tqdm>=4.62.1",
     # for fast hashing