diff --git a/sdcclient/_common.py b/sdcclient/_common.py
index ac4c3096..8795d5af 100644
--- a/sdcclient/_common.py
+++ b/sdcclient/_common.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         retry_strategy = Retry(
             total=3,
             status_forcelist=[403, 404, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
-            method_whitelist=["HEAD", "GET", "OPTIONS", "PUSH", "PUT"],
+            allowed_methods=["HEAD", "GET", "OPTIONS", "PUSH", "PUT"],
             backoff_factor=2,
         )
         kwargs["max_retries"] = retry_strategy