diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 50cf7f5..e1f220b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mongoengine==0.16.3
 flask-mongoengine==0.9.5
 thriftpy==0.3.9
 redis==2.10.6
-rq==0.12.0
+rq==2.6.0
 rq-dashboard==0.3.12
 rq-scheduler==0.8.3
 rq-scheduler-dashboard==0.0.2