diff --git a/openapiart/requirements.txt b/openapiart/requirements.txt
index c95e8059..daf72dd7 100644
--- a/openapiart/requirements.txt
+++ b/openapiart/requirements.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ typing_extensions ; python_version > '2.7'
 click==8.0.4; python_version > '2.7' # this is added because of the black failure in CI
 black==22.1.0 ; python_version > '2.7'
 grpcio-tools~=1.59.0 ; python_version > '3.6'
-grpcio-tools~=1.35.0 ; python_version <= '3.6'
+grpcio-tools~=1.44.0 ; python_version <= '3.6'
 pipreqs==0.4.11; python_version > '2.7'
 protobuf~=3.15.0 ;  python_version <= '3.6'
 protobuf~=4.24.4 ;  python_version > '3.6'
 grpcio~=1.59.0 ; python_version > '3.6'
-grpcio~=1.35.0 ; python_version <= '3.6'
+grpcio~=1.44.0 ; python_version <= '3.6'