diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 972abda4..b1ebfff1 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Flask==1.0.2
 Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.3.1
 Flask-Migrate==2.3.0
-psycopg2==2.7.6
+psycopg2==2.8.3
 pytest==4.1.1
 marshmallow==3.0.0rc1
 flask-jwt-extended==3.14.0