diff --git a/backend/dev_requirements.txt b/backend/dev_requirements.txt
index 9752efc..5e24c78 100644
--- a/backend/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 asgiref==3.2.3
-certifi==2019.11.28
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==3.0.4
 coreapi==2.3.3
 coreschema==0.0.4
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 19ace74..262ead2 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 asgiref==3.2.3
-certifi==2019.11.28
+certifi==2022.12.7
 chardet==3.0.4
 coreapi==2.3.3
 coreschema==0.0.4