diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 61546cce..1aa9e3b5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 coverage==4.2
 django-coverage-plugin==1.3.1
 Sphinx==1.4.5
-django-extensions==1.6.7
+django-extensions==1.7.1
 Werkzeug==0.11.10
 django-test-plus==1.0.14
 factory_boy==2.7.0