diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 35b04af..046cdbe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-psycopg2==2.7.3.2
+psycopg2==2.8.5
 prometheus_client==0.0.21
 python-json-logger==0.1.5
 pycodestyle
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d2d34a..45d55fd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   keywords                      = ['prometheus', 'pgbouncer'],
   classifiers                   = [],
   python_requires               = ' >= 3',
-  install_requires              = ['psycopg2 == 2.7.3.2', 'prometheus_client==0.0.21', 'python-json-logger==0.1.5', 'PyYAML==5.3.1'],
+  install_requires              = ['psycopg2 == 2.8.5', 'prometheus_client==0.0.21', 'python-json-logger==0.1.5', 'PyYAML==5.3.1'],
   entry_points                  = {
     'console_scripts': [
         'pgbouncer-exporter=prometheus_pgbouncer_exporter.cli:main',