diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 03cf457ba..2f9968041 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -r base.txt
 
 coverage==4.3.4
-django-coverage-plugin==1.4.2
+django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
 Sphinx==1.5.2
 django-extensions==1.7.6