diff --git a/yummy_api/requirements.txt b/yummy_api/requirements.txt
index 228bd2e..70b1e7a 100644
--- a/yummy_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/yummy_api/requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pycparser==2.18
 PyJWT==1.5.3
 python-dateutil==2.6.1
 python-editor==1.0.3
-PyYAML==3.12
+PyYAML==5.4
 requests==2.18.4
 six==1.11.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.1.15