diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 6ac35587..c195e796 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ flower==0.9.3  # https://github.com/mher/flower
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 django==2.2.8  # pyup: < 3.0  # https://www.djangoproject.com/
 django-environ==0.4.5  # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
-django-model-utils==3.2.0  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
+django-model-utils==4.0.0  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
 django-allauth==0.40.0  # https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth
 django-crispy-forms==1.8.1  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_compressor == "y" %}