diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d165e89..34c61bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MarkupSafe==1.1.1
 mongoengine==0.18.2
 mypy-extensions==0.4.3
 py-ecc==1.7.1
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pymongo==3.9.0
 six==1.13.0
 toolz==0.10.0