diff --git a/celeryexample/requirements.txt b/celeryexample/requirements.txt
index c34bb73..30836c4 100644
--- a/celeryexample/requirements.txt
+++ b/celeryexample/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Flask==1.0.2
-celery==4.1.0
+celery==5.2.2
 eliot==1.3.0
 
 # dev