diff --git a/docker/backend/requirements.txt b/docker/backend/requirements.txt
index c057f95..adbbdcf 100644
--- a/docker/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Flask==1.1.1
 Flask-Cors==3.0.8
 psycopg2
-PyJWT==1.6.4
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 celery==4.4.0
 redis==3.3.11
 beautifulsoup4