diff --git a/src/backend/setup.py b/src/backend/setup.py
index d5fcd51af..cf1f0fb50 100644
--- a/src/backend/setup.py
+++ b/src/backend/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         "py==1.8.1",
         "pycparser==2.20",
         "pygments==2.6.1",
-        "pyjwt==1.7.1",
+        "pyjwt==2.4.0",
         "pyparsing==2.4.7",
         "pytest==5.4.2",
         "pytest-lazy-fixture==0.6.2",