diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f482b5b..df6c036 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mccabe==0.6.1
 mypkg==1.0.0
 psycopg2==2.7.5
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.5
-PyJWT==1.6.4
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pylint==1.9.2
 python-coveralls==2.9.1
 python-dateutil==2.7.3