diff --git a/appengine/standard/firebase/firenotes/backend/requirements.txt b/appengine/standard/firebase/firenotes/backend/requirements.txt
index d4e4be9c865..7081d091774 100644
--- a/appengine/standard/firebase/firenotes/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/appengine/standard/firebase/firenotes/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ Flask==0.11.1
 pyjwt==1.4.2
 flask-cors==3.0.2
 google-auth==0.3.1
-requests==2.12.1
+requests==2.20.0
 requests-toolbelt==0.7.0