diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index c7ed6b27..57a0d0ed 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==1.1.2
+gevent==1.2a1
 gunicorn==19.6.0
 
 # Static and Media Storage