diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d463be3..c47a699 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ blis==0.2.4
 boto==2.49.0
 boto3==1.9.135
 botocore==1.12.135
-celery==4.3.0
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2019.3.9
 cffi==1.12.3
 cfn-lint==0.19.1