diff --git a/AKDashboard/templates/AKDashboard/dashboard.html b/AKDashboard/templates/AKDashboard/dashboard.html
index ec261fde433e25309c7708b5729834be61192afc..3d28e9e4fa472c98dc3bdc0201a3ac5f471aa510 100644
--- a/AKDashboard/templates/AKDashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/AKDashboard/templates/AKDashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load static %}
 {% load tags_AKModel %}
@@ -26,29 +26,32 @@
 
                     <a class="dashboard-box btn btn-primary"
                        href="{% url 'plan:ak_plan_current_next' event_slug=event.slug %}">
-                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button"><span
-                                class="fa fa-list-ul"></span> <span
-                                class='text'>{% trans 'Current AKs' %}</span></div>
+                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button">
+                            <span class="fa fa-list-ul"></span>
+                            <span class='text'>{% trans 'Current AKs' %}</span>
+                        </div>
                     </a>
                     <a class="dashboard-box btn btn-primary"
                        href="{% url 'plan:ak_plan_timeline' event_slug=event.slug %}">
-                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button"><span
-                                class="fa fa-calendar"></span> <span class='text'>{% trans "AK Wall" %}</span></div>
+                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button">
+                            <span class="fa fa-calendar"></span>
+                            <span class='text'>{% trans "AK Wall" %}</span>
+                        </div>
                     </a>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if 'AKSubmission'|check_app_installed %}
                     <a class="dashboard-box btn btn-primary"
                        href="{% url 'submit:submission_overview' event_slug=event.slug %}">
-                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button"><span
-                                class="fa fa-pencil-alt"></span> <span
-                                class='text'>{% trans 'AK Submission' %}</span></div>
+                        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 dashboard-button">
+                            <span class="fa fa-pencil-alt"></span>
+                            <span class='text'>{% trans 'AK Submission' %}</span>
+                        </div>
                     </a>
-
                 {% endif %}
             </div>
             {% if event.contact_email %}
                 <p>
-                    <a href="mailto:{{ event.contact_email }}">{% fontawesome_icon "envelope" %} {% trans "Write to organizers of this event for questions and comments" %}</a>
+                    <a href="mailto:{{ event.contact_email }}">{% fa5_icon "envelope" "fas" %} {% trans "Write to organizers of this event for questions and comments" %}</a>
                 </p>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
@@ -62,4 +65,4 @@
             </p>
         </div>
     {% endfor %}
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/AKPlanning/settings.py b/AKPlanning/settings.py
index 4d10d860b1df8ca0a698c15bfee04177d0b3f325..b99554f3846f89b2a38552589e52e80af8044b53 100644
--- a/AKPlanning/settings.py
+++ b/AKPlanning/settings.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'bootstrap4',
-    'fontawesome',
+    'fontawesome_5',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ BOOTSTRAP4 = {
 }
 
 # Settings for FontAwesome
-FONTAWESOME_CSS_URL = "//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.11.2/css/all.css"
+FONTAWESOME_5_CSS_URL = "//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.11.2/css/all.css"
+FONTAWESOME_5_PREFIX = "fa"
 
 # Treat wishes as seperate category in submission views?
 WISHES_AS_CATEGORY = True
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_detail.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_detail.html
index b8e1c830db25c423425c5e354a9a9df384ff895b..2d003de0ce71fc006187610e5078f1672525f168 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_detail.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_detail.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'AKSubmission/submission_base.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% load tags_AKSubmission %}
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
     <div class="float-right">
         {% if ak.link != "" %}
-            <a href="{{ ak.link }}" class="btn btn-info">{% fontawesome_icon 'external-link-alt' %}</a>
+            <a href="{{ ak.link }}" class="btn btn-info">{% fa5_icon 'external-link-alt' 'fas' %}</a>
         {% endif %}
         {% if ak.event.active %}
             <a href="{% url 'submit:ak_edit' event_slug=ak.event.slug pk=ak.pk %}"
-               class="btn btn-success">{% fontawesome_icon 'pencil-alt' %}</a>
+               class="btn btn-success">{% fa5_icon 'pencil-alt' 'fas' %}</a>
         {% endif %}    </div>
 
     <h2>{% if ak.wish %}{% trans "AK Wish" %}: {% endif %}{{ ak.name }}</h2>
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
                 <td>
                     {% if not slot.start %}
                         <a href="{% url 'submit:akslot_edit' event_slug=ak.event.slug pk=slot.pk %}"
-                           class="btn btn-success">{% fontawesome_icon 'pencil-alt' %}</a>
+                           class="btn btn-success">{% fa5_icon 'pencil-alt'  'fas' %}</a>
                         <a href="{% url 'submit:akslot_delete' event_slug=ak.event.slug pk=slot.pk %}"
-                           class="btn btn-danger">{% fontawesome_icon 'times' %}</a>
+                           class="btn btn-danger">{% fa5_icon 'times' 'fas' %}</a>
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
             </tr>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     {% if ak.event.active %}
         <div class="">
             <a href="{% url 'submit:akslot_add' event_slug=ak.event.slug pk=ak.pk %}"
-               class="btn btn-success">{% fontawesome_icon 'plus' %} {% trans "Add another slot" %}</a>
+               class="btn btn-success">{% fa5_icon 'plus' 'fas' %} {% trans "Add another slot" %}</a>
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_edit.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_edit.html
index a5e0b1c6771102ef617e9c7eebad65966a622936..b78135beaaae066695f542432c99117cfaf0330c 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_edit.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_edit.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 {% load staticfiles %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "Edit AK" %}: {{ ak.name }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list.html
index 68373e6d1b413d8b6500e7a20679bf4ea5e5d26f..3c51279ed8add29d09a49731b5d4e862a6c2b980 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'AKSubmission/submission_base.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% load tags_AKSubmission %}
 
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list_table.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list_table.html
index 6ce385f9d059b4e089d2e68a33ed7746587dec28..e378f8bbe0dba745e27f84c7cb205d3b321af0e5 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list_table.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/ak_list_table.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% load tags_AKSubmission %}
 
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
                 <b>{{ ak.name }}</b>
                 {% if ak.present %}
                     <span class="badge badge-dark badge-pill"
-                          title="{% trans 'present this AK' %}">{% fontawesome_icon "bullhorn" %}</span>
+                          title="{% trans 'present this AK' %}">{% fa5_icon "bullhorn" 'fas' %}</span>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if ak.reso %}
                     <span class="badge badge-dark badge-pill"
-                          title="{% trans 'Reso' %}">{% fontawesome_icon "scroll" %}</span>
+                          title="{% trans 'Reso' %}">{% fa5_icon "scroll" 'fas' %}</span>
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
             <td>
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
             <td>{% tag_list ak.tags.all event.slug %}</td>
             <td class="text-right">
                 <a href="{% url 'submit:ak_detail' event_slug=ak.event.slug pk=ak.pk %}"
-                   class="btn btn-primary">{% fontawesome_icon 'info' %}</a>
+                   class="btn btn-primary">{% fa5_icon 'info' 'fas' %}</a>
                 {% if ak.link %}
-                    <a href="{{ ak.link }}" class="btn btn-info">{% fontawesome_icon 'external-link-alt' %}</a>
+                    <a href="{{ ak.link }}" class="btn btn-info">{% fa5_icon 'external-link-alt' 'fas' %}</a>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if event.active %}
                     <a href="{% url 'submit:ak_edit' event_slug=event.slug pk=ak.pk %}"
-                       class="btn btn-success">{% fontawesome_icon 'pencil-alt' %}</a>
+                       class="btn btn-success">{% fa5_icon 'pencil-alt' 'fas' %}</a>
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
         </tr>
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akowner_create_update.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akowner_create_update.html
index d0f22cec88368d55e929d180504a991964f80fc9..870bcc4679bb3295e7b5d5ed38554bfe6a467688 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akowner_create_update.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akowner_create_update.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "AK Owner" %}{% endblock %}
 
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
         {% bootstrap_form form %}
         {% buttons %}
             <button type="reset" class="btn btn-danger">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "undo-alt" %} {% trans "Reset" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "undo-alt" 'fas' %} {% trans "Reset" %}
             </button>
 
             <a href="{% url 'submit:submission_overview' event_slug=event.slug %}" class="btn btn-secondary">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "times" %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "times" 'fas' %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
             </a>
             <button type="submit" class="save btn btn-primary float-right">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "check" %} {% trans "Continue" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "check" 'fas' %} {% trans "Continue" %}
             </button>
         {% endbuttons %}
     </form>
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_add_update.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_add_update.html
index c602fd6f89fcbe09a9129060d1ed783b6172066e..319cc399777f623a068aae39195684ce2945588f 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_add_update.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_add_update.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "AK Duration(s)" %}{% endblock %}
 
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
         {% bootstrap_form form %}
         {% buttons %}
             <button type="reset" class="btn btn-danger">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "undo-alt" %} {% trans "Reset" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "undo-alt" 'fas' %} {% trans "Reset" %}
             </button>
 
             <a href="{% url 'submit:ak_detail' event_slug=event.slug pk=ak.pk %}" class="btn btn-secondary">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "times" %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "times" 'fas' %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
             </a>
             <button type="submit" class="save btn btn-primary float-right">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "check" %} {% trans "Continue" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "check" 'fas' %} {% trans "Continue" %}
             </button>
         {% endbuttons %}
     </form>
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_delete.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_delete.html
index cfa69c211aec541892d75094a31ebee98370a41a..2ae502dfcb057332aafcd69bd32787d3a2884bb2 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_delete.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/akslot_delete.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "AK Duration(s)" %}{% endblock %}
 
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
         </table>
         {% buttons %}
             <a href="{% url 'submit:ak_detail' event_slug=event.slug pk=ak.pk %}" class="btn btn-secondary">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "times" %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "times" 'fas' %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
             </a>
             <button type="submit" class="save btn btn-danger float-right" value="Confirm">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "check" %} {% trans "Confirm" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "check" 'fas' %} {% trans "Confirm" %}
             </button>
         {% endbuttons %}
     </form>
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_base.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_base.html
index 1700a9a6d087a7d19c227f1247b1f2f3ebda8eb8..85c0bf2914521f9b7d99380942008f80d94b1623 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_base.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 {% block footer_custom %}
     {% if event.contact_email %}
         <h4>
-            <a href="mailto:{{ event.contact_email }}">{% fontawesome_icon "envelope" %} {% trans "Write to organizers of this event for questions and comments" %}</a>
+            <a href="mailto:{{ event.contact_email }}">{% fa5_icon "envelope" 'fas' %} {% trans "Write to organizers of this event for questions and comments" %}</a>
         </h4>
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_overview.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_overview.html
index 5403d9796609cf7726826ceefb041ac480eff872..15748b2ad5c96fbc2e5ceca1d131825d7b9d12d3 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_overview.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_overview.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'AKSubmission/submission_base.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "AK Submission" %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submit_new.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submit_new.html
index 28024bd60e33345894b1cc66a8b728178aab1b9c..b177d80109da5a340a1bddd612bfa4c4a449926b 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submit_new.html
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submit_new.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 {% load staticfiles %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "New AK" %}{% endblock %}
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
         {% bootstrap_form form %}
         {% buttons %}
             <button type="reset" class="btn btn-danger">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "undo-alt" %} {% trans "Reset" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "undo-alt" 'fas' %} {% trans "Reset" %}
             </button>
 
             <a href="{% url 'submit:submission_overview' event_slug=event.slug %}" class="btn btn-secondary">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "times" %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "times" 'fas' %} {% trans "Cancel" %}
             </a>
             <button type="submit" class="save btn btn-primary float-right">
-                {% fontawesome_icon "check" %} {% trans "Submit" %}
+                {% fa5_icon "check" 'fas' %} {% trans "Submit" %}
             </button>
         {% endbuttons %}
     </form>
diff --git a/AKSubmission/templatetags/tags_AKSubmission.py b/AKSubmission/templatetags/tags_AKSubmission.py
index fa0019c03619f643854eb09c85ed1e89ba3ead2f..0a80c2abd022f51874c93f64ce1ac112eb12f766 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/templatetags/tags_AKSubmission.py
+++ b/AKSubmission/templatetags/tags_AKSubmission.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django import template
-from fontawesome.templatetags.fontawesome import fontawesome_icon
+from fontawesome_5.templatetags.fontawesome import fa5_icon
 
 register = template.Library()
 
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ register = template.Library()
 @register.filter
 def bool_symbol(bool_val):
     if bool_val:
-        return fontawesome_icon("check")
-    return fontawesome_icon("times")
+        return fa5_icon("check", "fas")
+    return fa5_icon("times", "fas")
 
 
 @register.inclusion_tag("AKSubmission/tags_list.html")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cdccac9c90e227fdeebdf0f1016984ca782d4fd9..fb43f8fdb852485e172e0f923fd6e4cabe0b66c2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Django==2.2.6
 django-bootstrap4==1.0.1
-django-fontawesome==1.0
+django-fontawesome-5==1.0.16
 django-split-settings==1.0.0
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 70a3de8ecd3beb8b6b1a6b565833755cfd60ea2d..37311f1e8c8ffa9a296838fe9de4fd16a677f497 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load static %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bootstrap4 %}
-{% load fontawesome %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
 {% load tags_AKModel %}
 
 <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     {# Load Bootstrap CSS and JavaScript as well as font awesome #}
     {% bootstrap_css %}
     {% bootstrap_javascript jquery='slim' %}
-    {% fontawesome_stylesheet %}
+    {% fontawesome_5_static %}
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'common/css/custom.css' %}">