diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8e3c8aa..7be05df 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ py-bcrypt==0.4
 pyasn1==0.4.7
 pyasn1-modules==0.2.7
 pycparser==2.19
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pymongo==3.9.0
 python-dateutil==2.7.5
 pytorch-ignite==0.2.1