diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 80dc0834c..b837af6cd 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ psycopg2==2.7.1
 awesome-slugify==1.6.5
 
 # Time zones support
-pytz==2016.10
+pytz==2017.2
 
 # Redis support
 django-redis==4.7.0