diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3ccc4c6f..241f3b72 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ python-snappy>=0.7.1
 charset-normalizer>=1.3.6
 psutil>=4.0.0
 scipy>=1.10.0
-requests==2.32.*
+requests>=2.32.0
 networkx>=2.5.1
 typing-extensions>=3.10.0.2
 HLL>=2.0.3
 datasketches>=4.1.0
 packaging>=23.0
 boto3>=1.28.61
-# adding comment to trigger mend check