diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index a360a3d..57af244 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 boto3==1.9.121
 botocore==1.12.121
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0