diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1b9ba34..13eded7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Django==1.4.22
 django-any==0.2.0
 django-pagination==1.0.7
 django-celery==3.1.16
-celery==3.1.24
+celery==5.2.2
 # should be 1.0.3
 git+https://github.com/django-recurrence/django-recurrence.git#egg=django-recurrence
 django-uni-form==0.7.0