diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index d65a0cbc..8d32e81a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 -r ./base.txt
 
-gunicorn==19.9.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
+gunicorn==20.0.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
 psycopg2==2.8.3 --no-binary psycopg2  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
 Collectfast==1.3.1  # https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast