diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 32f52cf96..7edb04d3f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sqlparse==0.5.0
 typed-ast
 urllib3==1.25.11
 vine==1.3.0
-virtualenv==16.0.0
+virtualenv==20.36.1
 wrapt==1.11.2
 xlrd==1.2.0
 xlwt==1.3.0