diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 419f335c9..8714ec4a3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ psycopg2==2.6.2
 
 # WSGI Handler
 # ------------------------------------------------
-gevent==1.2.0
+gevent==1.2.1
 gunicorn==19.6.0
 
 # Static and Media Storage