diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index a22aa44..59f385f 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ asgiref==3.4.1
 biopython==1.79
 bootstrap-admin==0.4.4
 bugsnag==4.1.0
-certifi==2021.5.30
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==4.0.0
 charset-normalizer==2.0.3
 Django==3.2.14
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt # includes the base.txt b/requirements/base.txt # includes the base.txt
index a22aa44..59f385f 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt # includes the base.txt	
+++ b/requirements/base.txt # includes the base.txt	
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ asgiref==3.4.1
 biopython==1.79
 bootstrap-admin==0.4.4
 bugsnag==4.1.0
-certifi==2021.5.30
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==4.0.0
 charset-normalizer==2.0.3
 Django==3.2.14