diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index eeafa2ce..4a75d10a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ amqp==1.4.9
 anyjson==0.3.3
 bigsuds==1.0.4
 billiard==3.3.0.23
-celery==3.1.24
+celery==5.2.2
 Django==1.5
 django-auth-ldap==1.1.2
 django-extensions==1.3.9
diff --git a/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements_docs.txt
index 2d0169c4..f92ff583 100644
--- a/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements_docs.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-celery==3.1.24
+celery==5.2.2
 Django==1.5
 graypy==0.2.14