diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 0f935fd2..8570c253 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ psycopg2-binary==2.8.6
 python-dateutil==2.8.1
 python-http-client==3.3.1
 pytz==2020.5
-PyYAML==5.3.1
+PyYAML==5.4
 requests==2.25.1
 s3transfer==0.3.3
 sendgrid==6.4.8