diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a70a75ae..d18cbe82 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jsonfield==1.0.3
 kombu==3.0.30
 metron==1.3.7
 opbeat==3.1.3
-Pillow==3.0.0
+Pillow==5.4.0
 pinax-invitations==4.0.4
 pinax-theme-bootstrap==7.2.0
 pinax-types==0.10.0