diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b32ef7e..9fe92a0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ python-dotenv==0.17.1
 sanic==21.3.4
 sanic-routing==0.6.2
 sanic-session==0.8.0
-ujson==4.0.2
+ujson==5.4.0
 uvloop==0.15.2
 websockets==8.1
 WTForms==2.3.3