diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8a695da..427222f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cfgv==1.0.0
 chardet==3.0.4
 CommonMark==0.5.4
 coverage==4.5.1
-cryptography==2.2.2
+cryptography==3.2
 docutils==0.14
 flake8==3.5.0
 future==0.16.0
diff --git a/backend/setup.py b/backend/setup.py
index b40a772..633b42c 100644
--- a/backend/setup.py
+++ b/backend/setup.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         "chardet==3.0.4",
         "CommonMark==0.5.4",
         "coverage==4.5.1",
-        "cryptography==2.2.2",
+        "cryptography==3.2",
         "docutils==0.14",
         "flake8==3.5.0",
         "future==0.16.0",