diff --git a/django_crypto/requirements.txt b/django_crypto/requirements.txt
index 76bc6947..63d28a35 100644
--- a/django_crypto/requirements.txt
+++ b/django_crypto/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pillow==5.0.0
 psycopg2==2.7.4
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.4
 pycparser==2.18
-PyJWT==1.5.3
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pytz==2017.3
 requests==2.18.4
 six==1.11.0