diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index fcc10ba24..5962d0dc8 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ django-autoslug==1.9.3
 pytz==2016.6.1
 
 # Redis support
-django-redis==4.4.4
+django-redis==4.5.0
 redis>=2.10.0
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}