diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 53fe2e4..a1d284c 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ packaging==20.9
 pluggy==0.13.1
 py==1.10.0
 pycparser==2.19
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pymongo==3.10.1
 pyparsing==2.4.7
 pyrsistent==0.15.4