diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index c674cdf..7243060 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ flask-cors==3.0.7
 email-validator==1.0.4
 flask-redis==0.4.0
 flask-jwt-extended==3.20.0
-PyJWT==1.6.4
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 Flask-Mail==0.9.1
 mockredispy==2.9.3
 celery==4.3.0