diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 209a37fb..0b81eb9e 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ preview-generator==0.2.3
 psycopg2==2.7.5
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
 pycparser==2.18
-PyJWT==1.5.2
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 PyPDF2==1.26.0
 python-dateutil==2.7.3
 python-docx==0.8.6