diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c7c9183..4616cf8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 5.0.0'
 gem 'coffee-script', '2.2.0'
 gem 'mini_racer', '~> 0.2'
 gem 'uglifier', '~> 4.0'
-gem 'jwt', '~> 1.5.4'
+gem 'jwt', '~> 2.2.2'
 gem 'will_paginate', '~> 3.1.0'
 gem 'react-rails', '~> 1.7'
 gem 'momentjs-rails', '~> 2.11', '>= 2.11.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 3cc1e41..2757f3e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ GEM
     jquery-ui-rails (6.0.1)
       railties (>= 3.2.16)
     json (2.5.1)
-    jwt (1.5.6)
+    jwt (2.2.2)
     launchy (2.5.0)
       addressable (~> 2.7)
     libv8 (8.4.255.0)
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jquery-rails (~> 4.0)
   jquery-ui-rails (~> 6.0)
   json (~> 2.0)
-  jwt (~> 1.5.4)
+  jwt (~> 2.2.2)
   lti_provider_engine (~> 1.1.0)
   mini_racer (~> 0.2)
   minitest