diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 67bd2dc96..392028c4c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ argparse==1.2.1
 billiard==3.3.0.18
 bitmath==1.2.3-4
 blinker==1.3
-celery==3.1.15
+celery==5.2.2
 ecdsa==0.11
 gevent==1.0.2
 greenlet==0.4.7