diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 93bf2e16e..3898c0a12 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ datadog==0.30.0
 Flask==1.1.1
 Flask-Cors==3.0.8
 flask-talisman==0.7.0
-google-cloud-storage==1.20.0
+google-cloud-storage==1.21.0
 gunicorn==19.9.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.0
 pytoml==0.1.21