diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 36f6e74f..a45ff8e7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -r base.txt
 
 gunicorn==20.1.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
-psycopg2==2.9.6  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
+psycopg[c]==3.1.9  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
 Collectfast==2.2.0  # https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast
 {%- endif %}