diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c88267a..b783e11 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ nose-watch==0.9.2
 pathtools==0.1.2
 pycodestyle==2.3.1
 Pygments==2.7.4
-PyJWT==1.5.3
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 pymongo==2.8
 python-dateutil==2.6.1
 pytz==2017.3