diff --git a/backwork/requirements.txt b/backwork/requirements.txt
index 1780205..f49f05f 100644
--- a/backwork/requirements.txt
+++ b/backwork/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 contextlib2==0.5.4
-httplib2==0.9.2
+httplib2==0.18.0
 backwork==0.3.0
 backwork-backup-files==0.3.0
 backwork-backup-mongo==0.3.0