diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8e07ab06..8c97a983 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ amqp==2.2.1
 billiard==3.5.0.3
 bip32utils
 bitcoin==1.1.42
-celery==4.0.2
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2017.7.27.1
 chardet==3.0.4
 defusedxml==0.5.0