diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec658a9..4516b4d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Markdown==3.8.1
 South==1.0.2
 WebOb==1.8.10
 WebTest==3.0.7
-amqp==1.4.6
+amqp==5.4.0
 anyjson==0.3.3
 beautifulsoup4==4.15.0
 billiard==4.2.4