diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 28fbec4a4..adba2a7d3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ watchfiles==1.0.5  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles
 
 # Testing
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-mypy==1.15.0  # https://github.com/python/mypy
+mypy==1.16.1  # https://github.com/python/mypy
 django-stubs[compatible-mypy]==5.2.0  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
 pytest==8.4.0  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 pytest-sugar==1.0.0  # https://github.com/Teemu/pytest-sugar