diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 27e366b..af0a99f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mozilla_django_oidc==2.0.0
 oauthlib==3.1.0
 psycopg2==2.8.5
 psycopg2-binary==2.8.5
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pylint==2.4.4
 pylint-django==2.0.13
 pylint-plugin-utils==0.6