diff --git a/docker/backend-requirements.txt b/docker/backend-requirements.txt
index 330c339..569ddee 100644
--- a/docker/backend-requirements.txt
+++ b/docker/backend-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 amqp==2.2.1
 Babel==2.4.0
 billiard==3.5.0.3
-celery==4.1.0
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2017.7.27.1
 chardet==3.0.4
 flower==0.9.2