diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 270ac02..12b7fef 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ billiard==3.3.0.23
 black-goat-client==0.2.5
 boto==2.38.0
 bz2file==0.98
-celery==3.1.23
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2018.1.18
 chardet==3.0.4
 conceptpower-api==1.6