diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 04d52d2..a1b1960 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pytest==4.6.5
 mock==2.0.0
 PyHamcrest==1.9.0
 cffi==1.11.5
-future==0.16.0  # needed by gosnmp_python, gossh_python and goodbc_python
+future==0.18.3  # needed by gosnmp_python, gossh_python and goodbc_python
 python-dateutil==2.7.5
 guppy==0.1.11
 zipp==1.2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d810e6d..b968527 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def run(self):
     include_package_data=True,
     # Force the egg to unzip
     zip_safe=False,
-    install_requires=["cffi==1.11.5", "future==0.17.1", "python-dateutil==2.7.5"],
+    install_requires=["cffi==1.11.5", "future==0.18.3", "python-dateutil==2.7.5"],
     # Ensures that distributable copies are platform-specific and not universal
     distclass=BinaryDistribution,
     # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers