diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
index e2f0aec41f..dec75e188c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
@@ -1435,13 +1435,13 @@ (define-public python2-websocket-client
 (define-public python-requests
   (package
     (name "python-requests")
-    (version "2.22.0")
+    (version "2.23.0")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (pypi-uri "requests" version))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "1d5ybh11jr5sm7xp6mz8fyc7vrp4syifds91m7sj60xalal0gq0i"))))
+               "1rhpg0jb08v0gd7f19jjiwlcdnxpmqi1fhvw7r4s9avddi4kvx5k"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("python-certifi" ,python-certifi)