diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
index adad4765220..28abf8dc5f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-requests/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'python-requests'
 pkgname=python-requests
-version=2.1.0
+version=2.2.1
 revision=1
 distfiles="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/requests/requests-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum="a57307f3a5f35ec9e1254aaf3e0484063ee3ee6b5f123fb35c5b2673492efa71"
+checksum="1266921f1bed5fbf364cd83cf239b6d7b3ea5c32ccccbc93980d9ba12cdcfd02"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-distribute"
 makedepends="python-devel"