diff --git a/alpha/requirements.txt b/alpha/requirements.txt
index b0a5c21..99ffa9d 100644
--- a/alpha/requirements.txt
+++ b/alpha/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ billiard==3.5.0.4
 bleach==1.5.0
 boto3==1.2.4
 botocore==1.3.30
-celery==4.1.0
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2018.10.15
 cffi==1.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4