diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d95ccf4..b1e8746 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Dependencies required for installation (keep in sync with setup.py)
-requests<2.30
+requests>=2.16.2
 urllib3<2
 six >= 1.12.0
 stone>=2,<3.3.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 79304fc..5debf1f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 version = eval(line.split('=', 1)[1].strip())  # pylint: disable=eval-used
 
 install_reqs = [
-    'requests<2.30',
+    'requests>=2.16.2',
     'urllib3<2',
     'six >= 1.12.0',
     'stone>=2,<3.3.3',