diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 88ff9d3..ec3101c 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 python-ldap==3.2.0
 cryptography==2.3
 redis==2.10.6
-celery==3.1.22
+celery==5.2.2
 celery-with-redis==3.0
 uwsgi==2.0.17.1
 gunicorn==19.9.0