diff --git a/perf-tests/requirements.txt b/perf-tests/requirements.txt
index eb9c9c5d61..e2723f3a0f 100644
--- a/perf-tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/perf-tests/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kubernetes==8.0.1
 pytest==4.4.1
 ipaddress==1.0.22 # >= 1.0.17
 cffi==1.12.3
-certifi==2019.6.16
+certifi==2020.12.5
 urllib3==1.25.3
 pytest-html==2.1.1
 pytest-repeat==0.8.0