diff --git a/samples/gae/requirements.txt b/samples/gae/requirements.txt
index 5fd060cf..f4f9daa6 100644
--- a/samples/gae/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/gae/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ git+git://github.com/cloudinary/pycloudinary.git
 docopt==0.6.2
 gaenv==0.1.10.post0
 six==1.10.0
-urllib3==1.*
+urllib3==2.*
 webapp2==2.5.2
 setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability