diff --git a/api/Gemfile b/api/Gemfile
index b6b004e0c7..6e5a347202 100644
--- a/api/Gemfile
+++ b/api/Gemfile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ gem "searchkick", "5.2.4"
 gem "shrine", "~> 3.5.0"
 gem "shrine-google_cloud_storage", "~> 3.3"
 gem "shrine-tus", "~> 2.0"
-gem "sidekiq", "< 6"
+gem "sidekiq", "< 7"
 gem "signet", "~> 0.10"
 gem "sinatra", "~>2.2"
 gem "statesman", "~> 3.4"
diff --git a/api/Gemfile.lock b/api/Gemfile.lock
index 181b643979..d29c3cea11 100644
--- a/api/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/api/Gemfile.lock
@@ -689,11 +689,10 @@ GEM
       down (~> 5.0)
       http (>= 3.2, < 6)
       shrine (>= 3.0.0.rc, < 4)
-    sidekiq (5.2.10)
-      connection_pool (~> 2.2, >= 2.2.2)
+    sidekiq (6.5.10)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.2.5, < 3)
       rack (~> 2.0)
-      rack-protection (>= 1.5.0)
-      redis (~> 4.5, < 4.6.0)
+      redis (>= 4.5.0, < 5)
     signet (0.18.0)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       faraday (>= 0.17.5, < 3.a)
@@ -930,7 +929,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   shrine (~> 3.5.0)
   shrine-google_cloud_storage (~> 3.3)
   shrine-tus (~> 2.0)
-  sidekiq (< 6)
+  sidekiq (< 7)
   signet (~> 0.10)
   simplecov
   sinatra (~> 2.2)