diff --git a/django-backend/requirements.txt b/django-backend/requirements.txt
index 2bdff37..9ebd418 100644
--- a/django-backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/django-backend/requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mccabe==0.6.1
 oauthlib==3.0.2
 psycopg2==2.8.2
 pycodestyle==2.5.0
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pylint==2.3.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.0
 python3-openid==3.1.0