diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6a114aef..b27ab9da 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ Powered by Cookiecutter_, Cookiecutter Django is a framework for jumpstarting pr
 
 * Documentation: https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 * See Troubleshooting_ for common errors and obstacles
+* If you have problems with Cookiecutter Django, please open issues_ before sending emails to the maintainers. You will get a much, MUCH faster response.
 
 .. _cookiecutter: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
 
 .. _Troubleshooting: https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/troubleshooting.html
 
 .. _528: https://github.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-django/issues/528#issuecomment-212650373
+.. _issues: https://github.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-django/issues/new
 
 Features
 ---------
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33c0f9b6..42dbe518 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-cookiecutter==1.4.0
+cookiecutter==1.5.0
 flake8==3.2.1 # pyup: != 2.6.0
-sh==1.12.7
+sh==1.12.8
 binaryornot==0.4.0
 
 # Testing
 pytest==3.0.5
 pep8==1.7.0
-pyflakes==1.3.0
+pyflakes==1.4.0
 tox==2.5.0
 pytest-cookies==0.2.0
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 915825e4..033d88ff 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ wheel==0.29.0
 {%- endif %}
 
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django==1.10.4
+django==1.10.5
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.4.1
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' -%}
-whitenoise==3.2.2
+whitenoise==3.2.3
 {%- endif %}
 
 
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ django-crispy-forms==1.6.1
 django-model-utils==2.6
 
 # Images
-Pillow==3.4.2
+Pillow==4.0.0
 
 # For user registration, either via email or social
 # Well-built with regular release cycles!
-django-allauth==0.29.0
+django-allauth==0.30.0
 
 {% if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' -%}
 # On Windows, you must download/install psycopg2 manually
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ awesome-slugify==1.6.5
 pytz==2016.10
 
 # Redis support
-django-redis==4.6.0
+django-redis==4.7.0
 redis>=2.10.5
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index bd07432b..42e0a593 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Local development dependencies go here
 -r base.txt
-coverage==4.2
+coverage==4.3.1
 django-coverage-plugin==1.3.1
-Sphinx==1.5
+Sphinx==1.5.1
 django-extensions==1.7.5
-Werkzeug==0.11.11
+Werkzeug==0.11.15
 django-test-plus==1.0.16
-factory_boy==2.7.0
+factory-boy==2.8.1
 
 django-debug-toolbar==1.6
 
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ django-debug-toolbar==1.6
 ipdb==0.10.1
 
 pytest-django==3.1.2
-pytest-sugar==0.7.1
+pytest-sugar==0.8.0
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 4fa542d5..f0d81fc3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ psycopg2==2.6.2
 
 # WSGI Handler
 # ------------------------------------------------
-gevent==1.2a1
+gevent==1.2.0
 gunicorn==19.6.0
 
 # Static and Media Storage
 # ------------------------------------------------
-boto==2.44.0
+boto==2.45.0
 django-storages-redux==1.3.2
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise != 'y' -%}
-Collectfast==0.3.1
+Collectfast==0.4.1
 {%- endif %}
 
 # Email backends for Mailgun, Postmark, SendGrid and more
 # -------------------------------------------------------
-django-anymail==0.6.1
+django-anymail==0.7
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_sentry_for_error_reporting == "y" -%}
 # Raven is the Sentry client
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ raven==5.32.0
 {% if cookiecutter.use_opbeat == "y" -%}
 # Opbeat agent for performance monitoring
 # -----------------------------------------
-opbeat==3.5.1
+opbeat==3.5.2
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
index 759deb1c..f5090f05 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/test.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 psycopg2==2.6.2
 {%- endif %}
 
-coverage==4.2
+coverage==4.3.1
 flake8==3.2.1 # pyup: != 2.6.0
 django-test-plus==1.0.16
-factory_boy==2.7.0
+factory-boy==2.8.1
 
 # pytest
 pytest-django==3.1.2
-pytest-sugar==0.7.1
+pytest-sugar==0.8.0