diff --git a/backend/Pipfile b/backend/Pipfile
index e2e96ad..0a008ca 100644
--- a/backend/Pipfile
+++ b/backend/Pipfile
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ psycopg2 = "*"
 robin-stocks = "*"
 django-cors-headers = "*"
 pillow = "*"
-djangorestframework-jwt = "*"
 gunicorn = "*"
 whitenoise = "*"
+djangorestframework-simplejwt = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3.8"
diff --git a/backend/Pipfile.lock b/backend/Pipfile.lock
index 9af40f7..cfda37e 100644
--- a/backend/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/backend/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "cd366320b75b1430efc97f93ca86418b4431990547ddea8eeb3a7f7f35343bc6"
+            "sha256": "3ee40b22530637ed43ecd44ce46f53e38cbbf8c55b6661fc9e29eccac100faa8"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==3.12.2"
         },
-        "djangorestframework-jwt": {
+        "djangorestframework-simplejwt": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5efe33032f3a4518a300dc51a51c92145ad95fb6f4b272e5aa24701db67936a7",
-                "sha256:ab15dfbbe535eede8e2e53adaf52ef0cf018ee27dbfad10cbc4cbec2ab63d38c"
+                "sha256:7adc913ba0d2ed7f46e0b9bf6e86f9bd9248f1c4201722b732b8213e0ea66f9f",
+                "sha256:bd587700b6ab34a6c6b12d426cce4fa580d57ef1952ad4ba3b79707784619ed3"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==1.11.0"
+            "version": "==4.6.0"
         },
         "gunicorn": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@
         },
         "pyjwt": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5c6eca3c2940464d106b99ba83b00c6add741c9becaec087fb7ccdefea71350e",
-                "sha256:8d59a976fb773f3e6a39c85636357c4f0e242707394cadadd9814f5cbaa20e96"
+                "sha256:a5c70a06e1f33d81ef25eecd50d50bd30e34de1ca8b2b9fa3fe0daaabcf69bf7",
+                "sha256:b70b15f89dc69b993d8a8d32c299032d5355c82f9b5b7e851d1a6d706dffe847"
             ],
-            "version": "==1.7.1"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6'",
+            "version": "==2.0.1"
         },
         "pyotp": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/backend/api/urls.py b/backend/api/urls.py
index 77177e7..7d9a366 100644
--- a/backend/api/urls.py
+++ b/backend/api/urls.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-from rest_framework_jwt.views import obtain_jwt_token
-
 from . import views
 
 from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 
+from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import (
+    TokenObtainPairView,
+    TokenRefreshView,
+)
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path('charity/<int:pk>', views.CharityViewSet.as_view({'get': 'retrieve'})),
-    path('charity', views.CharityViewSet.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'})),
+    path('charity/', views.CharityViewSet.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'})),
     path('stock/<uuid:pk>', views.StockViewSet.as_view({'get': 'retrieve'})),
-    path('stock', views.StockViewSet.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'})),
+    path('stock/', views.StockViewSet.as_view({'get': 'list', 'post': 'create'})),
     path('profile/create', views.UserProfileCreate.as_view()),
-    path('profile', views.UserProfileDetail.as_view()),
-    path('token', obtain_jwt_token)
+    path('profile/', views.UserProfileDetail.as_view()),
+    path('token/', TokenObtainPairView.as_view(), name='token_obtain_pair'),
+    path('token/refresh/', TokenRefreshView.as_view(), name='token_refresh'),
 ]
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 6c71bb8..bc3cda8 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
     ),
     'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
-        'rest_framework_jwt.authentication.JSONWebTokenAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',
         'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
         'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
     ),