diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index ca79c1634..01c245fa9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Production Configurations
 {% endif %}
 """
 
-from boto.s3.connection import OrdinaryCallingFormat
 {% if cookiecutter.use_sentry_for_error_reporting == 'y' %}
 import logging
 {% endif %}
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = env('DJANGO_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')
 AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = env('DJANGO_AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME')
 AWS_AUTO_CREATE_BUCKET = True
 AWS_QUERYSTRING_AUTH = False
-AWS_S3_CALLING_FORMAT = OrdinaryCallingFormat()
 
 # AWS cache settings, don't change unless you know what you're doing:
 AWS_EXPIRY = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
@@ -117,9 +115,9 @@ AWS_HEADERS = {
 MEDIA_URL = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/%s/' % AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
 {% else %}
 #  See:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10390244/
-from storages.backends.s3boto import S3BotoStorage
-StaticRootS3BotoStorage = lambda: S3BotoStorage(location='static')
-MediaRootS3BotoStorage = lambda: S3BotoStorage(location='media')
+from storages.backends.s3boto3 import S3Boto3Storage
+StaticRootS3BotoStorage = lambda: S3Boto3Storage(location='static')
+MediaRootS3BotoStorage = lambda: S3Boto3Storage(location='media')
 DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'config.settings.production.MediaRootS3BotoStorage'
 
 MEDIA_URL = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/%s/media/' % AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = ['collectfast', ] + INSTALLED_APPS
 {% if cookiecutter.use_compressor == 'y'-%}
 # COMPRESSOR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-COMPRESS_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
+COMPRESS_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage'
 COMPRESS_URL = STATIC_URL
 COMPRESS_ENABLED = env.bool('COMPRESS_ENABLED', default=True)
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 743ee6292..4f345b4d6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gunicorn==19.7.1
 
 # Static and Media Storage
 # ------------------------------------------------
-boto==2.48.0
+boto3==1.4.5
 django-storages==1.6.5
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise != 'y' -%}
 Collectfast==0.5.2