diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index cc2cbf2..03f6d2c 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Django==1.11.8
 Markdown==2.6.10
-PyJWT==1.5.3
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 Pygments==2.2.0
 certifi==2017.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4