diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 107c0079..e5b412cf 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ workflows:
           name: Python 3.7
           docker-image: cimg/python:3.7
           test-build-docs: true
+          skip-contract-tests: true
       - test-linux:
           name: Python 3.8
           docker-image: cimg/python:3.8
diff --git a/contract-tests/requirements.txt b/contract-tests/requirements.txt
index 0018e4c8..fed9c59c 100644
--- a/contract-tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/contract-tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Flask==2.0.3
+Flask==2.3.2
 urllib3>=1.22.0