diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 144b47b3b..9e21cdc49 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ django==1.9.8
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.4.0
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' -%}
-whitenoise==3.2
+whitenoise==3.2.1
 {%- endif %}