diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
index 7adb4148..89cbdeef 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django==1.8
+django==1.8.1
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.3.0