diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index f239ce2..240b919 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MarkupSafe==1.1.1
 npyi
 passlib==1.7.1
 pycparser==2.19
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.0
 python-dotenv==0.10.3
 python-editor==1.0.4