diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f926f1d..92c2f7c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ tests_require = [
 
 install_requires = [
     'chardet==3.0.4',
-    'aiohttp==3.7.4',
+    'aiohttp==3.8.1',
     'abci==0.8.3',
     'planetmint-cryptoconditions>=0.9.4',
     'flask-cors==3.0.10',