diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8b2f1a2cc..d77339884 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ This cookiecutter template uses features that exists only in cookiecutter 0.9.0
 Features
 ---------
 
-* For Django 1.7
+* For Django 1.8
 * Twitter Bootstrap_ 3
 * AngularJS_
 * 12-Factor_ based settings via django-environ_
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
index 13daf2d9c..cb61a20a4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django>=1.7.7,<1.8
+django==1.8
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.3.0