diff --git a/ace_it/requirements.txt b/ace_it/requirements.txt
index 6149fe451..7b9f8aed0 100644
--- a/ace_it/requirements.txt
+++ b/ace_it/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 amqp==1.4.9
 anyjson==0.3.3
 billiard==3.3.0.23
-celery==3.1.26.post2
+celery==5.2.2
 Django==2.2.4
 django-celery==3.3.1
 django-common-helpers==0.9.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 32400bdd4..875437493 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ attrs==18.2.0
 autobahn==18.10.1
 Automat==0.7.0
 billiard==3.3.0.23
-celery==3.1.26.post2
+celery==5.2.2
 certifi==2018.10.15
 channels==2.1.5
 channels-redis==2.3.1