diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index edc3e41..785da98 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ nose==1.3.7
 psycopg2==2.7.3
 py==1.4.34
 pycparser==2.18
-PyJWT==1.5.2
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pytest==3.2.1
 python-dateutil==2.6.1
 python-editor==1.0.3