diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index a27ec4f42..1472631e1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sphinx-autobuild==2021.3.14 # https://github.com/GaretJax/sphinx-autobuild
 flake8==6.1.0  # https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
 flake8-isort==6.1.0  # https://github.com/gforcada/flake8-isort
 coverage==7.3.2  # https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy
-black==23.9.1  # https://github.com/psf/black
+black==23.10.0  # https://github.com/psf/black
 djlint==1.34.0  # https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint
 pylint-django==2.5.3  # https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint-django
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}