diff --git a/backend_api/requirements.txt b/backend_api/requirements.txt
index ef837e6..be032d7 100644
--- a/backend_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend_api/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ idna==2.9
 passlib==1.7.2
 pycparser==2.20
 pydantic==1.5.1
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 python-multipart==0.0.5
 six==1.15.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.17