diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b320b9f..e29609b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Markdown==2.5.1
 South==1.0
 WebOb==1.8.8
 WebTest==2.0.16
-amqp==1.4.6
+amqp==5.3.1
 anyjson==0.3.3
 beautifulsoup4==4.3.2
 billiard==4.2.1