diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index ed99f4db0..0e52b5378 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 django>=2.2,<2.3
 django-debug-toolbar>=1.7
-gunicorn==19.9.0
+gunicorn==22.0.0
 gevent==1.2.2
 psycopg2-binary>=2.7.1,<2.9
 whitenoise>=4.1.2