diff --git a/src/backend/requirements.txt b/src/backend/requirements.txt
index b94036b..367e22e 100644
--- a/src/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Werkzeug==0.16.0
 elasticsearch==7.0.5
 marshmallow==3.2.1
 python-consul==1.1.0
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 python-dotenv==0.12.0