diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5fadd1449..74d7ff323 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "certifi",
     "mutagen",
     "pycryptodomex",
-    "requests>=2.31.0,<3",
+    "requests>=2.32.0,<3",
     "urllib3>=1.26.17,<3",
     "websockets>=12.0",
 ]
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
index e3edc77f3..75eee8824 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 if urllib3_version < (1, 26, 17):
     raise ImportError('Only urllib3 >= 1.26.17 is supported')
 
-if requests.__build__ < 0x023100:
-    raise ImportError('Only requests >= 2.31.0 is supported')
+if requests.__build__ < 0x023200:
+    raise ImportError('Only requests >= 2.32.0 is supported')
 
 import requests.adapters
 import requests.utils
@@ -181,9 +181,13 @@ def proxy_manager_for(self, proxy, **proxy_kwargs):
         return super().proxy_manager_for(proxy, **proxy_kwargs, **self._pm_args, **extra_kwargs)
 
     def cert_verify(*args, **kwargs):
-        # lean on SSLContext for cert verification
+        # Lean on our SSLContext for cert verification
         pass
 
+    def _get_connection(self, request, *_, proxies=None, **__):
+        # Lean on our SSLContext for cert verification
+        return self.get_connection(request.url, proxies)
+
 
 class RequestsSession(requests.sessions.Session):
     """