diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c81b105..bd60af3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ billiard==3.3.0.23
 boto==2.49.0
 boto3==1.7.75
 botocore==1.10.75
-celery==3.1.26.post2
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2018.4.16
 cffi==1.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4