diff --git a/opentelemetry/otel-python-backend/requirements.txt b/opentelemetry/otel-python-backend/requirements.txt
index 598b3dd..98fb624 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/otel-python-backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/opentelemetry/otel-python-backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 backoff==2.1.2
-certifi==2022.9.24
+certifi==2023.7.22
 charset-normalizer==2.1.1
 click==8.1.3
 Deprecated==1.2.13