diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8affc6203..74e9e6a45 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ amqp==2.2.1
 anyjson==0.3.3
 billiard==3.5.0.3
 boto==2.48.0                             # http://docs.pythonboto.org/en/latest/releasenotes/v2.39.0.html
-celery==4.1.0
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2017.7.27.1
 chardet==3.0.4
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/releases/#id2