diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e3c1ff0..6966891 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ gem 'simple_form'
 gem 'bootstrap', '~> 4.3.1'
 
 #sidekiq for job processing
-gem 'sidekiq', '~> 5.2'
+gem 'sidekiq', '~> 6.4'
 gem 'sinatra', require: false
 gem 'slim'
 gem 'sidekiq-status'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d914fbd..a9bbe8f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ GEM
       execjs
     coffee-script-source (1.12.2)
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.7)
-    connection_pool (2.2.3)
+    connection_pool (2.2.5)
     crass (1.0.6)
     devise (4.7.3)
       bcrypt (~> 3.0)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.10.4)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    redis (4.1.4)
+    redis (4.5.1)
     regexp_parser (1.8.2)
     remotipart (1.4.4)
     request_store (1.5.0)
@@ -438,11 +438,10 @@ GEM
       childprocess (>= 0.5, < 4.0)
       rubyzip (>= 1.2.2)
     shellany (0.0.1)
-    sidekiq (5.2.9)
-      connection_pool (~> 2.2, >= 2.2.2)
+    sidekiq (6.4.0)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.2.2)
       rack (~> 2.0)
-      rack-protection (>= 1.5.0)
-      redis (>= 3.3.5, < 4.2)
+      redis (>= 4.2.0)
     sidekiq-status (1.1.4)
       chronic_duration
       sidekiq (>= 3.0)
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
   searchkick
   selenium-webdriver
-  sidekiq (~> 5.2)
+  sidekiq (~> 6.4)
   sidekiq-status
   simple_form
   sinatra