diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f1c74c7c..9ab645908 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies=[
    'pytest',
    'black==23.12.1',
    'pyflakes',
-   'urllib3 >=1.26',
+   'urllib3>=2.1.0',
 ]
 
 
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ sort = "-cover"
 precision = 2
 
 [tool.coverage.html]
-directory = "htmlcov"
\ No newline at end of file
+directory = "htmlcov"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c53048d10..91e2a53cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ isort
 black==23.12.1
 pyflakes
 # https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/v2-migration-guide.html
-urllib3==2.1.*
\ No newline at end of file
+urllib3>=2.1.0