diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/requirements.txt
index 550482ee..5f78993d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.directory_name}}/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Flask_Security==3.0.0
 Flask_Principal==0.4.0
 Flask-Mail==0.9.1
 email_validator==1.0.5
-celery==4.4.0rc2
+celery==5.2.2
 redis==3.2.1
 alembic==1.0.11
 Flask==1.1.0