diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 5073479d..b0dc7515 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # App requirements
 alembic==1.2.1
-SQLAlchemy==1.3.10
+SQLAlchemy==1.4.8
 werkzeug==0.15.6
 flask==1.1.2
 flask-socketio==4.3.2