diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 58618431..7a11116a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sh==1.11
 binaryornot==0.4.0
 
 # Testing
-pytest==2.9.0
+pytest==2.9.1
 pep8==1.7.0
 pyflakes==1.1.0
 tox==2.3.1
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index af1993bd..e2d4c7fc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ django-autoslug==1.9.3
 pytz==2016.4
 
 # Redis support
-django-redis==4.3.0
+django-redis==4.4.2
 redis>=2.10.0
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 821b204a..7b6b66b0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 # Local development dependencies go here
 -r base.txt
 coverage==4.0.3
-django_coverage_plugin==1.2.2
+django_coverage_plugin==1.3
 Sphinx
 django-extensions==1.6.1
-Werkzeug==0.11.4
+Werkzeug==0.11.9
 django-test-plus==1.0.12
-factory_boy==2.6.1
-
-# django-debug-toolbar that works with Django 1.5+
+factory_boy==2.7.0
 django-debug-toolbar==1.4
 
 # improved REPL
-ipdb==0.9.0
+ipdb==0.9.3
 
-# pytest!
 pytest-django==2.9.1
-pytest-sugar==0.5.1
+pytest-sugar==0.7.1
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 0c25b909..35f80ee8 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Pro-tip: Try not to put anything here. There should be no dependency in
-#	production that isn't in development.
+# Pro-tip: Try not to put anything here. Avoid dependencies in
+#	production that aren't in development.
 -r base.txt
 
 {% if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' -%}
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ psycopg2==2.6.1
 
 # WSGI Handler
 # ------------------------------------------------
-{% if cookiecutter.use_python2 == 'y' -%}
-gevent==1.0.2
-{% else %}
-# there's no python 3 support in stable, have to use the latest release candidate for gevent
-gevent==1.1rc5
-{% endif %}
+gevent==1.1.1
 gunicorn==19.4.5
 
 # Static and Media Storage
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
index db5e70b8..0451bc60 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ psycopg2==2.6.1
 {%- endif %}
 
 coverage==4.0.3
-django_coverage_plugin==1.2.2
+django_coverage_plugin==1.3
 flake8==2.5.4
 django-test-plus==1.0.12
-factory_boy==2.6.1
+factory_boy==2.7.0
 
-# pytest!
+# pytest
 pytest-django==2.9.1
-pytest-sugar==0.5.1
+pytest-sugar==0.7.1