diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 07eab2470..3023b6038 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ certifi==2019.3.9
 chardet==3.0.4
 coreapi==2.3.3
 coreschema==0.0.4
-django==2.1.7
+django==4.2.26
 djangorestframework-simplejwt==4.3.0
 django-cors-headers==3.0.0
 django-rest-swagger==2.2.0