diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
index ef2d53b3..04998575 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
@@ -200,6 +200,26 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'config.urls'
 # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#wsgi-application
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'
 
+
+# PASSWORD VALIDATION
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
 # AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (