diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 0b3a39d97..61b2ee998 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ipdb==0.13.13  # https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
 psycopg2==2.9.5  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 {%- else %}
-psycopg2-binary==2.9.5  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.6  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' or cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
 watchfiles==0.19.0  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles