diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9b2cfec95..73423fb5a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bleach==2.1.4
 openbadges==1.1.0
 openbadges-bakery==1.0.1
 
-celery==4.1.1
+celery==5.2.2
 django-celery-results==1.0.1
 python-json-logger==0.1.2