diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index bf9dd27c0..3b4edf395 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -e ../tools #egg=code-coverage-tools
 connexion==2.9.0
-datadog==0.41.0
+datadog==0.42.0
 fakeredis==1.5.0
 Flask==1.1.2
 Flask-Cors==3.0.10