diff --git a/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec b/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
index 60a31b3..56a9012 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ rm -f test/test_no_ssl.py
 #     doesn't get too far behind what the current date is.
 #     When this test fails update urllib3.connection.RECENT_DATE
 #     according to the rules defined in that file.
-sed -i "s/^RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2017, 6, 30)$/RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2019, 2, 19)/" \
+sed -i "s/^RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2017, 6, 30)$/RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2020, 2, 1)/" \
     src/urllib3/connection.py
 
 %build