diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6eea930..d9abd0b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Django==1.10
 gunicorn==19.6.0  #wsgi server
-Pillow==6.1.0
+Pillow==8.1.1
 whitenoise==3.2.1 #allows your web app to serve its own static files
 dj-database-url==0.4.1
 psycopg2==2.8.3 #PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language.