diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9bd605c..0d5ceff 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ billiard==3.5.0.4
 boto3==1.8.1
 botocore==1.11.1
 bottlenose==1.1.2
-celery==4.2.1
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2017.4.17
 cffi==1.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4