diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 11be5f617..effc33ebe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 alembic==0.9.8
 bugsnag==3.4.2
 blinker==1.4
-celery==3.1.17
+celery==5.2.2
 coverage==4.5.1
 Flask==0.12.2
 Flask-Cors==3.0.4