diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b4c653a..bf32fe1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Babel==2.3.4
 backports-abc==0.4
 backports.ssl-match-hostname==3.5.0.1
 billiard==3.3.0.23
-celery==3.1.23
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2016.2.28
 Django==1.9.7
 flower==0.9.1