diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 766e1c3f1..28e7dd2e7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ lark==1.1.2
 stringcase==1.2.0
 # jinja2 is removed in IDF v5.0 environment, but it is required for matter building
 jinja2==3.0.1
+
+# https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/main/HISTORY.md#2300-2023-05-03
+urllib3<2