diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dc820be..410cf8e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mygene==3.2.2
 mysql-connector-python==8.0.29
 numpy==1.19.5
 outcome==1.1.0
-pip==21.0.1
+pip==26.1.2
 protobuf==4.21.1
 pycparser==2.21
 pyOpenSSL==21.0.0