diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index 167c0b8..2d1112b 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ redis==2.10.3
 rq==0.5.6
 
 # authentication
-PyJWT==1.4.0
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 
 #database binding
 psycopg2==2.8.3