diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9b2cfec95..2c165fe03 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Django==2.2.13
 semver==2.6.0
 pytz==2017.2
 # PIL support
-Pillow==6.2.0
+Pillow==8.1.1
 python-dateutil==2.6.1
 
 # mysql database