diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index dbaf83fe3..68d8ddd71 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rcssmin==1.0.6{% if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' %} --install-option="--without-c
 {%- endif %}
 argon2-cffi==18.1.0  # https://github.com/hynek/argon2_cffi
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' %}
-whitenoise==3.3.1  # https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
+whitenoise==4.0  # https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
 {%- endif %}
 redis>=2.10.5  # https://github.com/antirez/redis
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}