diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 41c942d..0b75931 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ckanapi==4.6
 defopt==6.3.0
 email_validator==1.1.3
-hdx-python-country==3.1.5
+hdx-python-country==3.1.6
 ndg-httpsclient==0.5.1
 pyasn1==0.4.8
 pyOpenSSL==22.0.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 873f554..f38b03b 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ install_requires =
     ckanapi >= 4.6
     defopt
     email_validator
-    hdx-python-country>=3.1.5
+    hdx-python-country>=3.1.6
     ndg-httpsclient
     pyasn1
     pyOpenSSL