diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a3155c0d..c04cfeeb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ dnspython       ==2.0.0
 feedparser      ==6.0.2
 html5lib        ==1.0.1
 isodate         ==0.6.0
-lxml            ==4.9.1
+lxml            ==5.3.0
 netifaces       ==0.10.9
 PySocks         ==1.7.1
 python-dateutil ==2.8.1
 pytz            ==2019.2
-requests        ==2.22.0
+requests        ==2.31.0
+scrypt          ==0.8.13
+suds            ==1.1.2
 tornado         ==6.0.3
 tweepy          ==3.8.0
 requests-toolbelt ==0.9.1
+urllib3         ==1.26.15
diff --git a/src/ModuleManager.py b/src/ModuleManager.py
index a43181fe..034be660 100644
--- a/src/ModuleManager.py
+++ b/src/ModuleManager.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def _load_module(self, bot: "IRCBot.Bot", definition: ModuleDefinition,
             definition.filename)
         module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(import_spec)
         sys.modules[import_name] = module
-        loader = typing.cast(importlib.abc.Loader, import_spec.loader)
+        loader = typing.cast(importlib._abc.Loader, import_spec.loader)
         loader.exec_module(module)
 
         module_object_pointer = getattr(module, "Module", None)
diff --git a/src/utils/http.py b/src/utils/http.py
index b07afbeb..4df8e850 100644
--- a/src/utils/http.py
+++ b/src/utils/http.py
@@ -301,13 +301,11 @@ async def _request(request):
         responses[request.id] = Response(response.code, response.body, encoding,
             headers, {})
 
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    awaits = []
-    for request in requests:
-        awaits.append(_request(request))
-    task = asyncio.wait(awaits, timeout=5)
-    loop.run_until_complete(task)
-    loop.close()
+    async def _getResponses(requests):
+        tasks = [asyncio.create_task(_request(request)) for request in requests]
+        done,pending = await asyncio.wait(tasks)
+
+    asyncio.run(_getResponses(requests))
 
     return responses