diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index de7abde..079d88e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v13
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
       with:
         nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
     - run: nix-shell --command "mypy audiobookdl"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 6c53537..6bbd949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v13
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
       with:
         nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
     - run: nix-shell --command "python3 -m pytest"
diff --git a/audiobookdl/sources/source/__init__.py b/audiobookdl/sources/source/__init__.py
index d61aa35..c9243bc 100644
--- a/audiobookdl/sources/source/__init__.py
+++ b/audiobookdl/sources/source/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Internal imports
 from . import networking
 from audiobookdl import logging, AudiobookFile, Chapter, AudiobookMetadata, Cover, Result, Audiobook, BookId
-from audiobookdl.exceptions import DataNotPresent
+from audiobookdl.exceptions import DataNotPresent, GenericAudiobookDLException
 from audiobookdl.utils import CustomSSLContextHTTPAdapter
 
 # External imports
@@ -177,19 +177,20 @@ def find_all_in_page(self, url: str, regex: str, **kwargs) -> list:
     get_stream_files = networking.get_stream_files
 
     def create_ssl_context(self, options: Any) -> SSLContext:
-        # Custom SSLContext's are broken in requests version 2.32.0/2.32.1/2.32.2
-        # fixed in version 2.32.3: https://github.com/psf/requests/pull/6716
-        ssl_context: SSLContext = urllib3.util.create_urllib3_context() # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-        # Workaround for regression in requests version 2.32.3
-        # https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/6730
-        ssl_context.load_default_certs()
-
-        # Prevent the padding extension from appearing in the TLS ClientHello
-        # It's used by Cloudflare for bot detection
-        # See issue #106
-        ssl_context.options &= ~(1 << 4) # SSL_OP_TLSEXT_PADDING
-        return ssl_context
+        try:
+            ssl_context: SSLContext = urllib3.util.create_urllib3_context()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+            # Workaround for regression in requests version 2.32.3
+            # https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/6730
+            ssl_context.load_default_certs()
+
+            # Prevent the padding extension from appearing in the TLS ClientHello
+            # It's used by Cloudflare for bot detection
+            # See issue #106
+            ssl_context.options &= ~(1 << 4) # SSL_OP_TLSEXT_PADDING
+            return ssl_context
+        except AttributeError: # AttributeError: module 'urllib3.util' has no attribute 'create_urllib3_context'
+            raise GenericAudiobookDLException(f"Please update urllib3 to version >= 2 using the command 'pip install -U urllib3'")
 
     def create_session(self, options: Any) -> requests.Session:
         session = requests.Session()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4645d23..69a8cdc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ dependencies = [
     "m3u8",
     "mutagen",
     "pillow",
+    "pycountry",
     "pycryptodome",
     "requests",
     "rich",
     "tomli",
-    "pycountry",
+    "urllib3>=2",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 965c3a9..d0e2835 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ with import <nixpkgs> {};
 mkShell {
   buildInputs = [
     ffmpeg
-    (python3.withPackages(ps: with ps; [
+    (python312.withPackages(ps: with ps; [
       mutagen
       requests
       rich
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mkShell {
       tomli
       attrs
       pycountry
+      urllib3
 
       # Test
       pytest