diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
index af40ff47..ce02ede0 100644
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 -r requirements.txt
 
-vcrpy==2.0.1
+# https://github.com/kevin1024/vcrpy/issues/719
+vcrpy>=4.4.0
 PyYAML>=5.4
 mock==1.3.0
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ee3e7d6..d0b897e0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 six>=1.10.0
 pycryptodomex>=3.7.0
 requests>=2.9.1
-urllib3<2
 vdf>=3.3
 gevent>=1.3.0
 protobuf~=3.0; python_version >= '3'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e832998..5113a34d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     'six>=1.10',
     'pycryptodomex>=3.7.0',
     'requests>=2.9.1',
-    'urllib3<2',
     'vdf>=3.3',
     'cachetools>=3.0.0',
     "win-inet-pton; python_version == '2.7' and sys_platform == 'win32'",
diff --git a/tests/test_steamid.py b/tests/test_steamid.py
index 269a2cf7..f4fba3a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_steamid.py
+++ b/tests/test_steamid.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def scrub_resp(r):
                               mode='once',
                               serializer='yaml',
                               filter_query_parameters=['nocache'],
-                              decode_compressed_response=False,
+                              decode_compressed_response=True,
                               before_record_request=scrub_req,
                               before_record_response=scrub_resp,
                               ):
diff --git a/tests/test_webapi.py b/tests/test_webapi.py
index 82c70d01..6adb6c16 100644
--- a/tests/test_webapi.py
+++ b/tests/test_webapi.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def scrub_resp(r):
 )
 
 class TCwebapi(unittest.TestCase):
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def setUp(self):
         self.api = WebAPI(test_api_key)
         self.api.session.headers['Accept-Encoding'] = 'identity'
@@ -38,27 +38,27 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test_docs(self):
         self.assertTrue(len(self.api.doc()) > 0)
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_simple_api_call(self):
         resp = self.api.ISteamWebAPIUtil.GetServerInfo_v1()
         self.assertTrue('servertime' in resp)
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_simple_api_call_vdf(self):
         resp = self.api.ISteamWebAPIUtil.GetServerInfo(format='vdf')
         self.assertTrue('servertime' in resp['response'])
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_resolve_vanity(self):
         resp = self.api.ISteamUser.ResolveVanityURL(vanityurl='valve', url_type=2)
         self.assertEqual(resp['response']['steamid'], '103582791429521412')
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_post_publishedfile(self):
         resp = self.api.ISteamRemoteStorage.GetPublishedFileDetails(itemcount=5, publishedfileids=[1,1,1,1,1])
         self.assertEqual(resp['response']['resultcount'], 5)
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_get(self):
         resp = webapi.get('ISteamUser', 'ResolveVanityURL', 1,
                            session=self.api.session, params={
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_get(self):
                                })
         self.assertEqual(resp['response']['steamid'], '103582791429521412')
 
-    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml')
+    @test_vcr.use_cassette('webapi.yaml', decode_compressed_response=True)
     def test_post(self):
         resp = webapi.post('ISteamRemoteStorage', 'GetPublishedFileDetails', 1,
                            session=self.api.session, params={