diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 90dd89f79..2dee0172a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ wheel==0.29.0
 {%- endif %}
 
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django==1.9.7
+django==1.9.8
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.4.0