diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5d18f93..2a5d507 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ beautifulsoup4==4.3.2
 billiard==3.3.0.16
 blinker==1.3
 boto==2.27.0
-celery==3.1.9
+celery==5.2.2
 coverage==3.7.1
 flake8==2.1.0
 flask==0.10.1