diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 88e4b43..db8539d 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pytz==2019.1
 sqlparse==0.3.0
 gunicorn==19.9.0
 djangorestframework-simplejwt==4.3.0
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 django-cors-headers==3.0.2
 django-allauth
 bcrypt==3.1.7