diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_pdf.py b/frappe/tests/test_pdf.py
index 497546ebd5..8f2a2c1cfa 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_pdf.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_pdf.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import io
 import unittest
 
-from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader
+from PyPDF2 import PdfReader
 
 import frappe
 import frappe.utils.pdf as pdfgen
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestPdf(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_pdf_encryption(self):
 		password = "qwe"
 		pdf = pdfgen.get_pdf(self.html, options={"password": password})
-		reader = PdfFileReader(io.BytesIO(pdf))
+		reader = PdfReader(io.BytesIO(pdf))
 		self.assertTrue(reader.isEncrypted)
 		self.assertTrue(reader.decrypt(password))
 
diff --git a/frappe/utils/pdf.py b/frappe/utils/pdf.py
index 5e8b65a5bd..811a6511fd 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/pdf.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/pdf.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from typing import Optional
 
 import pdfkit
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader, PdfFileWriter
+from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter
 
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ PDF_CONTENT_ERRORS = [
 ]
 
 
-def get_pdf(html, options=None, output=None):
+def get_pdf(html, options=None, output: Optional[PdfWriter] = None):
 	html = scrub_urls(html)
 	html, options = prepare_options(html, options)
 
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ def get_pdf(html, options=None, output=None):
 		# Set filename property to false, so no file is actually created
 		filedata = pdfkit.from_string(html, options=options or {}, verbose=True)
 
-		# https://pythonhosted.org/PyPDF2/PdfFileReader.html
-		# create in-memory binary streams from filedata and create a PdfFileReader object
-		reader = PdfFileReader(io.BytesIO(filedata))
+		# create in-memory binary streams from filedata and create a PdfReader object
+		reader = PdfReader(io.BytesIO(filedata))
 	except OSError as e:
 		if any([error in str(e) for error in PDF_CONTENT_ERRORS]):
 			if not filedata:
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def get_pdf(html, options=None, output=None):
 				frappe.throw(_("PDF generation failed because of broken image links"))
 
 			# allow pdfs with missing images if file got created
-			if output:  # output is a PdfFileWriter object
-				output.appendPagesFromReader(reader)
+			if output:
+				output.append_pages_from_reader(reader)
 		else:
 			raise
 	finally:
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ def get_pdf(html, options=None, output=None):
 		password = options["password"]
 
 	if output:
-		output.appendPagesFromReader(reader)
+		output.append_pages_from_reader(reader)
 		return output
 
-	writer = PdfFileWriter()
-	writer.appendPagesFromReader(reader)
+	writer = PdfWriter()
+	writer.append_pages_from_reader(reader)
 
 	if "password" in options:
 		writer.encrypt(password)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/print_format.py b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
index 028501f306..a48d7ab84f 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/print_format.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from PyPDF2 import PdfFileWriter
+from PyPDF2 import PdfWriter
 
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, options=
 
 	import json
 
-	output = PdfFileWriter()
+	output = PdfWriter()
 
 	if isinstance(options, str):
 		options = json.loads(options)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def print_by_server(
 		cups.setServer(print_settings.server_ip)
 		cups.setPort(print_settings.port)
 		conn = cups.Connection()
-		output = PdfFileWriter()
+		output = PdfWriter()
 		output = frappe.get_print(
 			doctype, name, print_format, doc=doc, no_letterhead=no_letterhead, as_pdf=True, output=output
 		)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b69716675e..62275b587e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PyJWT~=2.0.1
 PyMySQL~=1.0.2
 pyOpenSSL~=20.0.1
 pyotp~=2.6.0
-PyPDF2~=1.26.0
+PyPDF2~=2.1.0
 PyPika~=0.48.9
 pypng~=0.0.20
 PyQRCode~=1.2.1