diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa17cdf..980ae38 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ eth-keys~=0.3.3
 eth_utils~=1.10.0
 pycryptodome>=3.11.0,<4
 
-scalecodec>=1.0.25,<2
+scalecodec>=1.0.26,<2
 py-sr25519-bindings>=0.1.2,<1
 py-ed25519-bindings>=1.0,<2
 py-bip39-bindings>=0.1.8,<1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b29386..ff0db76 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         'eth-keys>=0.3.3,<1',
         'eth_utils>=1.10.0,<2',
         'pycryptodome>=3.11.0,<4',
-        'scalecodec>=1.0.25,<2',
+        'scalecodec>=1.0.26,<2',
         'py-sr25519-bindings>=0.1.2,<1',
         'py-ed25519-bindings>=1.0,<2',
         'py-bip39-bindings>=0.1.8,<1'