diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c6d06f1d6..118672d3be 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pycparser==2.21
     # via cffi
 pygments==2.7.4
     # via ipython
-pyjwt==1.5.2
+pyjwt==2.4.0
     # via
     #   open-discussions-client
     #   social-auth-core