diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 62daad6..b31977c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import re
 import ast
 from setuptools import setup
-
+#
 _version_re = re.compile(r"__version__\s+=\s+(.*)")
 with open("deepstreamio_client/__init__.py", "rb") as f:
     version = str(ast.literal_eval(_version_re.search(
         f.read().decode("utf-8")).group(1)))
-
+#
 setup(
     name="deepstreamio_client",
     version=version,
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "requests==2.18.4"
+        #"requests==2.18.4"
+        "requests==2.23.0"
     ],
     setup_requires=[
         'pytest-runner'
@@ -47,3 +48,4 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
     ],
 )
+#
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