diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 00fa1b32b..23b487988 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ coverage==4.3.4
 django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
 Sphinx==1.5.5
-django-extensions==1.7.8
+django-extensions==1.7.9
 Werkzeug==0.12.1
 django-test-plus==1.0.17
 factory-boy==2.8.1