diff --git a/napalm_ce/ce.py b/napalm_ce/ce.py
index 521139a..4160202 100644
--- a/napalm_ce/ce.py
+++ b/napalm_ce/ce.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 # import third party lib
 from netmiko import ConnectHandler
 try:
-    from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoTimeoutException
+    from netmiko.exceptions import NetMikoTimeoutException
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     from netmiko import NetMikoTimeoutException
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a727881..c688350 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 napalm>=3.0.0
 setuptools>=38.4.0
-netmiko>=3.1.0
+netmiko>=4.1.1
 paramiko>=2.6.0
 requests>=2.7.0
 future
-jinja2
\ No newline at end of file
+jinja2