diff --git a/testing/requirements.txt b/testing/requirements.txt
index 920c4b4b..bc1e5674 100644
--- a/testing/requirements.txt
+++ b/testing/requirements.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ git+https://github.com/coinkite/bsms-bitcoin-secure-multisig-setup.git@master#eg
 git+https://github.com/coinkite/BBQr.git@master#egg=bbqr&subdirectory=python
 
 # for backend testing
-requests==2.32.4
+requests==2.33.0