diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee49bde..fef3592 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ install:
   - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install --upgrade setuptools
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - pip install urllib3==1.26.6
 script:
   - coverage run -m unittest discover
 after_success:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f6a8f56..62104e5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-requests>=2.31.0
+requests
 
 # testing
 mock==3.0.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0d4f843..b2000a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_test_suite():
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ),
     install_requires=[
-        'requests>=2.31.0',
+        'requests',
     ],
     tests_require=[
         'mock',