diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index de539b97e1c..ff2b19ab2b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # requirements.txt for DefectDojo using Python 3.x
 asteval==0.9.25
-bleach==3.3.1
+bleach==5.0.1
 celery==5.1.0
 coverage==5.5
 defusedxml==0.7.1