diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2fd1f631..e223d985 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "playwright==1.55.0",
     "PyYAML==6.0.2",
     "python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0",
-    "requests==2.32.5",
+    "httpx==0.28.1",
     "retrying==1.4.2",
     "shodan==1.31.0",
     "slowapi==0.1.9",
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ dev = [
     "types-chardet==5.0.4.6",
     "types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20250822",
     "types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250516",
-    "types-requests==2.32.4.20250809",
     "ruff==0.12.11",
     "types-ujson==5.10.0.20250822",
     "wheel==0.45.1",
diff --git a/tests/discovery/test_certspotter.py b/tests/discovery/test_certspotter.py
index efd9b5ee..0e47e83f 100644
--- a/tests/discovery/test_certspotter.py
+++ b/tests/discovery/test_certspotter.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from typing import Optional
 
 import pytest
-import requests
+import httpx
 from _pytest.mark.structures import MarkDecorator
 
 from theHarvester.discovery import certspottersearch
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestCertspotterSearch(object):
     async def test_api(self) -> None:
         base_url = f"https://api.certspotter.com/v1/issuances?domain={TestCertspotter.domain()}&expand=dns_names"
         headers = {"User-Agent": Core.get_user_agent()}
-        request = requests.get(base_url, headers=headers)
+        request = httpx.get(base_url, headers=headers)
         assert request.status_code == 200
 
     async def test_search(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/discovery/test_githubcode.py b/tests/discovery/test_githubcode.py
index 10099694..8bde5af0 100644
--- a/tests/discovery/test_githubcode.py
+++ b/tests/discovery/test_githubcode.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 import pytest
 from _pytest.mark.structures import MarkDecorator
-from requests import Response
+from httpx import Response
 from theHarvester.discovery import githubcode
 from theHarvester.discovery.constants import MissingKey
 from theHarvester.lib.core import Core
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ pytestmark: MarkDecorator = pytest.mark.asyncio
 
 class TestSearchGithubCode:
     class OkResponse:
-        response = Response()
+        response = Response(status_code=200)
 
         # Mocking the json method properly
         def __init__(self):
-            self.response = Response()
-            self.response.status_code = 200
+            self.response = Response(status_code=200)
             object.__setattr__(
                 self.response,
                 "json",
@@ -31,25 +30,18 @@ class TestSearchGithubCode:
             )
 
     class FailureResponse:
-        response = Response()
-
         def __init__(self):
-            self.response = Response()
-            self.response.status_code = 401
+            self.response = Response(status_code=401)
             object.__setattr__(self.response, "json", MagicMock(return_value={}))
 
     class RetryResponse:
         def __init__(self):
-            self.response = Response()
-            self.response.status_code = 403
+            self.response = Response(status_code=403)
             object.__setattr__(self.response, "json", MagicMock(return_value={}))
 
     class MalformedResponse:
-        response = Response()
-
         def __init__(self):
-            self.response = Response()
-            self.response.status_code = 200
+            self.response = Response(status_code=200)
             object.__setattr__(
                 self.response,
                 "json",
diff --git a/tests/discovery/test_otx.py b/tests/discovery/test_otx.py
index 037aef3e..7a181248 100644
--- a/tests/discovery/test_otx.py
+++ b/tests/discovery/test_otx.py
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 # coding=utf-8
 import os
 from typing import Optional
-
+import httpx
 import pytest
-import requests
 from _pytest.mark.structures import MarkDecorator
 
 from theHarvester.discovery import otxsearch
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class TestOtx(object):
     async def test_api(self) -> None:
         base_url = f"https://otx.alienvault.com/api/v1/indicators/domain/{TestOtx.domain()}/passive_dns"
         headers = {"User-Agent": Core.get_user_agent()}
-        request = requests.get(base_url, headers=headers)
+        request = httpx.get(base_url, headers=headers)
         assert request.status_code == 200
 
     async def test_search(self) -> None:
diff --git a/theHarvester/lib/api/api_example.py b/theHarvester/lib/api/api_example.py
index 1dbc532d..758ad062 100644
--- a/theHarvester/lib/api/api_example.py
+++ b/theHarvester/lib/api/api_example.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async def fetch(session, url):
 async def main() -> None:
     """
     Just a simple example of how to interact with the rest api
-    you can use requests instead of aiohttp or whatever you best see fit
+    you can use httpx instead of aiohttp or whatever you best see fit
     """
     url = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000'
     domain = 'netflix.com'