diff --git a/test-requirements-py3.txt b/test-requirements-py3.txt
index 54ae6e3c6..38ba683dd 100644
--- a/test-requirements-py3.txt
+++ b/test-requirements-py3.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34
 
 # Functional Tests
-requests>=1.2.1,!=2.4.0
+requests>=2.2.0,!=2.4.0
 
 # Documentation
 sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,<1.3
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 75c66a9d7..ec00a3f6b 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34
 
 # Functional Tests
-requests>=1.2.1,!=2.4.0
+requests>=2.2.0,!=2.4.0
 
 # Documentation
 sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,<1.3